Letters to the Council. 511

Till the 12^th of the month I shall continue the collection but fear
it will be but small in comparison with that made. On the other side
You will see a Copy of the Receipts I have pass'd for the money
borrowed.

June 6

[Wm Aisquith D. N. Off. Balt. Town To his Excellency
Tho^s S. Lee Esq^r]

Sr. In Complyance with your directions in the permission
Granted, Daniel Prudden master the Sloop Francis to take 900
Bushells Corne on board for the relief of the Inhabitants the Island
Burmuda
I have Inclosed a Certificate of the Master and Crews takeing
the Oath presented Agreable to your directions.

June 6

[Owen Biddle A C G^l of Forage Philadelphia to Colo James
Calhoun D. Q. M. G'l]

Sir I am directed by the Commissary General of Forage to request
you would apply to the State Agents for the quotas of Short Forage
which those in your district are respectively to supply, and that you
would forward it on to the head of Elk with the greatest dispatch
as it will be wanted to form the necessary Magazines, and I am in-
formed that it is his Excellency Gen^l Washington's desire that
application be made by you to the Executive Authority of your
State for Assistance if you should require it, of this you will be able
to judge when you are about to carry these orders into execution.

Notwithstanding the late interuption to your acting in the Forage
department we hope you will consent to resume the business while
we continue which I hope will soon be brought to a period if the
Interest of the U. States will admit of it.

June 6

[David Poe, Baltimore to His Excellency Thorn's Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir Agreeable to what I told Your Excellency the Last time I had
the Honour of seeing you, I have Prevailed with my friend to send
the Money to the Treasury I hope you will Consider the Disagree-
able Situation I am in forever so many Contracts I have made for
the Public And not able to Comply therewith for want of Cash.
I mean for the Beef & Pork which Cost 50000 pounds & the money
I Recv^d was 20000 Please to send by the Bearer whatever sum you
think proper.

June;

[Jas. Calhoun Baltimore to His Excellency Governor Lee]

Sir Inclosed is copy of a letter I yesterday received respecting
the forwarding of Forage to Elk which I do myself the Honour to
transmit your Excellency that measures may be taken to comply with
this requisition

June 9