164 Journal and Correspondence

November 9

to Design or any Sinister Motive in your Respondent Your Respon-
dent therefore prays that the said Libel or Bill may be dismissed and
that the said Sloop Experiment may be restored to your Respon-
dent and be permitted to return to new Providence with the British
Prisoners he hath Received in Exchange according to the Intention
of the Flag.
On the 9^th Nov^r 1780 came Leigh Masters before me the Sub-
scriber One of the Justices of the Peace for Baltimore County and
made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the several
Facts Contained in the aforegoing answer are true to the best of
his knowledge
Sworn to before And^w Buchanan

October 28

[Chas. Blake, Corsica, to Gov. Lee]

Sir I wrote y^r Excel, the 9 of this instant when I inform'd you
that I had between 2000 and 3000 bus: of Wheat 1779 of which
are gone forward. M^r Hutchings and others raising the markett
here to 25 pounds and y^r Ex. instructions to Col^o Hindman have
obliged me to do the same; my Cash is now all out, and I would
gladly wait on y^r Ex: if the particular situation of my Family did
not forbid my being absent at any distance I shall be glad to have
by the first opertunity a farther supply of about 2000 pounds. In y^r
last you desir'd to know in what manner the wheat had been pro-
cur'd it has been chiefly purchased by me, M^r Hemsly by whom this
comes will inform you of what has been procur'd by the 15 p^r C^t
and for the tax I have only rec^d six beefs and 9 bus: of Wheat every
one chusing rather to pay Tob^o I shall in a few days send of a drove
of beef all purchas'd (but those mention'd) at 90 pounds p^r
Hundred.

October 28
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 61

[Richd Dallam Harford County to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir Herewith I have sent Returns of the Militia of this County
Returns of the Recruits enlistd & deserters taken up of the money
received from Persons of those classes which did not procure Sub-
stitutes & what I have paid thereof, for Recruits deserters &c Also
Returns of what I received of the Tobacco Tax & the sums for
which I have given Certificates under the Law for an extra Supply
of Provisions and Also Returns of the Certificates I have given
for Provisions obtained & Freights &^c under the Law appointing
Commissioners to procure an immediate supply of flour &c for the
Army
I have Likewise sent A Return of Stores I have forwarded since
last fall I should Also have sent A General State of all my Accounts
but being still in debt for my Purchase last fall & not having money