148 Journal and Correspondence

October 16

very little provisions can be procured with it. I am not able to foot
the amount of my return as I have not settled the price of the Beef
from Mess" Murdock & Baley,

October 16

[Joseph Ford, Leon'd Town, to Gov. Lee]

Sir I have sent Under care of M^r Robert Greenwell Fourty Four
Steers Agreeable to the Return Coll. Barnes will Deliver your
Excellency.
I have not money sufficient to carry them to the Head of Elk have
therefore directed M^r Greenwell to call on your Excellency for a
Supply, I've furnished him with seven Hundred Dollars which was
all the Continental currency I had. I have not Received the money
for the Orders I had on the Collectors, by Three Thousand Pounds
or I could have forwarded them without Troubling your Excellency.
I have given an order on the commissaries Between this and the
Head of Elk to furnish them with Provisions and forage but as your
Excellencies would be much better I should be Glad of it.

October 16

[Baruch Williams, Cecil Coty, to Gov. Lee.]

Sir At the request of Col^o Thompson I have to inform you that
William Mahoney & Charles Shirkey two of the Recruits for this
County are now in Carlile Goal in Cumberland County, this infor-
mation comes by a man who took them up & delivered them to the
Goaler in their rout to the back woods. It is probable that they will
be discharged unless sent after soon. By this Conveyance the Gov-
ernor receives a return of recruits in this County
Note You have here inclosed the Enlistm^ts of Sundry recruits
sent to Chester which perhaps may be wanting also two Certificates
from Col^o Dallam the Enlistm^ts of those who are in this County &
Deserters before Ordered to Chester Town are not sent & stil in the
hands of the Lieut^t

October 17

[Baruch Williams, Cecil Co'ty to Gov. Lee]

Sir I Inclosed you my returns of Provision for this County yes-
terday, and on recollection an addition is wanting to the account of
£5 p^r B^ll also the freight from Susquehanna to Elk, which is not in
my Power at this time to ascertain a further account of which I will
transmit you next week with a few Beefs

October 17
Red Book
No. 7
Letter
No.2o8

[Ben Stoddert Secry, War Office, to His Excellency
Thos S. Lee, Esqr.]

Sir Col Rawlings at Fort Frederick has orders to call in all the
Prisoners in the neighbourhood of his post, & in future to keep
them in close confinement, as the greatest evils have been experi-
enced from a contrary conduct