5²² Journal and Correspondence.

June 2 1

fellow Wailes to give very good securety for his Good behaviour
Nothing but the good of the cause of my country could have in-
duced me to take the freedom of Troubling you with this.

June 21

[Joseph Dashiell, Salesbury to Gov. Lee]

Sir The Late Gov^r gave me Orders to ship Eight Barrels of
pork that Lay at my House to Annapolis the first Convenient Op-
pertunity. I have never bin able to send it forward till now except
I had hired a vesel on purpose. Capt Dashiell now has agreed to
Call and Deliver it to your order for Thirty Dollars p^r Barrell
freight, which please pay. I Believe you will find it as good as
any Pork of the same age in the State it is what I put up for the
public in 1778: I Rec^d your Letter Relative to the Corn which I
shall Immediately Comply with

June 2i

[Peregrine Tilghman Talbot County to Thos S. Lee Esqr]

Sir Your fav^rs of the 6^th & 17^th Instant came to hand only yes-
terday, all the Flour Wheat seized by me has been forwarded
agreeable to your directions some time past, except 234 Bus^l of
Wheat which I expect is sent of before this but cant say with cer-
tainty I shall be glad to know with whom this Business is to be
settled being prepared with receipts to close My accounts
Return of all the Flour Wheat & Corn seized by Peregrine Tilgh-
man. 66 1 Barrells of Flour @ £70 p C^l 1996 Bush⁸ of Wheat @
£20 p Bush^l 500 Bush, of Indian Corn @ £ 10 p Bush^l

June 22

[George Dashiell, Somerset County, to Gov. Lee.]

Sir I have made a return of 1280 bushels of corn purchased by me
in this county for the use of the army. At the time I made the pur-
chase to prevent disappointment, I gave certificate, and took obliga-
tion for the delivery when required. On sending for the corn sundry
persons refuse to furnish the quantity sold and alledge that they are
rendered unable to comply with their Contracts by the hard winter,
out of the above quantity there is not a probability of Collecting
but 7382 bushels. Those persons are soliciting me to take in the
certificate they have received in payment, and to give them others
for the Quantities they have furnished. As a commissioner I dont
consider myself at liberty to do it, and begg your Excellencys Instruc-
tions in what manner I am to proceed with respect to them.

June 22
Letter
No. 49

[Sam. Huntington, President, Philadelphia to His Excy Govr. Lee]

Sir Your Excellency will herewith receive an Act of Congress
of the 21. Instant, which will no doubt be duly attended to.
Those parts of the Act in particular that relate to giving Infor-
mation to Congress and their Committee at Head Quarters, it is