Letters to the Council. 519

[Christopher Birckhead, Talbot County, to Council]
[Writes concerning provisions for recruits.]

June 20

[F. Green and John Callahan, Annapolis, to Council]
[Offer to sign paper currency.]

June 20

[Cha Thomson Secretary's Office, Philadelphia, to His Excellency,
the Governor, Lee]

Sir The Commissions to private armed Vessels of War were
heretofore ordered to be attested by the Secretary of Congress. But
upon establishing a Board of Admiralty it was judged proper that
they should issue from that board and be attested by their Secretary.
Accordingly on the 2^d of May last having made some alterations in
the form of the commission Bond & Instructions for commanders of
private armed Vessels of War Congress passed the following
resolutions —

" Resolved, That the Board or Admiralty be empowered and
directed to cause to be printed so many Copies of the said forms as
they shall judge necessary. That the President transmit to the
Governors or Presidents of the respective States so many copies of
the said forms as the Board of Admiralty shall advise "
You will therefore, please for the future to apply to the Board of
Admiralty for the commissions Bonds &c which may be wanted in
your State and transmit to the said Board, the bonds given by the
Commanders to be lodged in this Office.

June 20
Red Book

No. 7
Letter
No. 44

[Joseph Ford, Saint Marys County, to His Excellcy
Thomas Sim Lee Esqr]

Agreeable to your Excellencies & the Hon^ble Councils Request
I have made application to many of the Inhabitants of this county
who I thought most likely to have money to lend it but I am sorry
to inform you that for want of it or Inclination I could not ob-
tain any

Red Book

No. 26
Letter
No. 132
June 20

[George Scott Frederick Town to Gov Lee]

Please Your Excellency Since I wrote by M^r Gaunt, who was so
obliging as to take to the Treasury 55,630 Dollars, I have not been
able to collect any money on Loan.
The Sheriff having dispers'd his Advertisements relative to the
present Collection, every Person I call'd on alledg'd they had not
more than sufficient to discharge the present Assessment. Inclosed
is a List of those Gentlemen who lent money, and the Sums annexed

June 20