5^o8 Journal and Correspondence.

May 29

[Jona. Hudson, Balt., to Gov. Lee]

Dear Sir This will be handed to you by M^r Thos Brumfield who
will present an order to you drawn by M^r Keypot in my favour for
Twenty seven Thousand four Hundred & Thirty seven Pounds ten
shillings, w^ch I hope will be convenient for you to pay, as I am much
distrest for money to pay my Debts, & have defer'd calling on you as
long as possible, knowing the situation you have lately been in Re-
spect^s money matters, but I now Can't wait any longer having duns
at my door every Hour w^ch is very disagreeable. I sh^d also be glad
to Receive the Ball" of the order M^r Blake Bro^t down w^ch is
£25.000 but If you Can't spare the whole I must be Content with
the am^t of the Order by M^r Brumfield w^ch I begg you will not disa-
point me in. I have made provision in Virg^t for the Ball^c of Blakes
Order & as he did not Return me the Bill I suppose he has left it
with you, at any rate don't pay any more of that Order to M^r Blake
as I shall want the money here, being what Occurs

June 1

[Pat Sim Smith Calvert County to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir Agreeable to your request I have applied to a number of the
Inhabitants of this County to lend money to the State, I shewed them
your Letter together with the extracts of a letter from Congress, and
urged them to comply, but have hitherto failed of Success, they say
they would willingly lend, could they command the money, but their
sold dependance is on the Sale of their Tobacco to raise it, which the
present Stagnation of that Business renders Impracticable. They
are looking forward to the payment of their Assessments, and I am
well convinced three fourths of the Inhabitants have no way of
making their payments but by the Sale of Tobacco, a few Individ-
uals I believe have Cash by them for that purpose but will not part
with for any other, had I been Impowered to give receipts for any
money I might borrow to be deducted out of their Assessments, it
would have Induced such as have it by them to lend, but otherwise
twould be needless to apply for it. This I mentioned to Col^o Fitz-
hugh the other day and he promised me to write you on the Subject.
Should it be thought expedient to borrow on these terms and I
am directed to Attempt it, will Chearfully undertake it, altho at this
time it is very Inconvenient to me

June 2
Brown Book
No. I
Letter No. 34

[George Washington Head Quarters Morris Town to His
Excellency Govr. Lee]

Sir By a letter, from the Honorable the Committee of Congress
at Morristown, which this accompanies, Your Excellency will find,
that those Gentlemen and myself, after maturely considering the