October 20
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 135

156 Journal and Correspondence

A Return of Beef on the Hoof Purchased by Joseph Ford Com-
missary of Purchases for S^t Marys County from the 5^th till 14^th
Oct^r 1780.

Whole

amount

Dates
Ocf

N^oVou

Vouchers name

No

steers

Supposed
Weight

Rates
New
Dollars

Rates

old

on
money

Old
money

New
money

5

1

John Smith

2

1000

51

20

12

6

6

2

Basel Smith

I

400

8

5

0

8

3

John Tarlton

I

320

250

0

0

4

Hanson Briscoe

2

800

6

18

0

0

9

5

James Mills

2

650

5 1/2

13

8

1 1/2

10

6

John Eden

2

800

ditto

16

10

0

13

7

Luke Maltingly

2

800

82

10

660

0

0

14

8

Col. Richd Barnes

36

13850

5 1/2

285

13

ii

48

18620

82

10

910

362

48

9

Errors Excepted October 20^th 1780 Joseph Ford Com^ry of Pur-
chases

Then Came Joseph Ford Before me one of the Magistrates for
S^t Mary's County and made oath on the Holy Evangelist that the
Above Return is Just and true as it stands Stated
Sworn before Henry Reede

October 21
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 59

[T. Donellan, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee]

S^r Since I Received your Excellencys Commands of the 12^th
Inst, have forwarded to the Head of Elk 345 Barrels of Flour to
be delivered to Co^l Hollingsworth and this day shall Ship about
200 Barrels more which will be about the whole of what I have
thats fit for the Army.
Can't get the Damaged Flour Baked for want of Ship Stuff.
I made application to M^r Calhoun to purchase some for that purpose
& he tells me that he waits to know your Excellencys pleasure on
that Head about w^ch he writ you some time past

October 21
Red Book

No. 7
Letter

No. 197

[Ben Stoddert, Secry, War Office to Gov. Lee]

Sir The inclosed is a copy of letter from Gen^l Washington of
the 17^th ins' It seems to be more than probable that the embarkation
therein mentioned, is destined for the southward. And there appears
to be a necessity that the reg^t of your State should be forwarded on
as soon as possible. The board request you will be pleased to inform
them, whether it marches by the upper or the lower route, & when
it will leave Annapolis
The board, yesterday ordered 50 Tents to be sent on to Anna^s &
as the clothing must have arrived before this, it is hoped, as soon
as the Tents are rec^r the Troops will be able to move