18 Journal and Correspondence

July 20

[J. Swan Baltimore to His Excellency Thos Sim Lee]

Sir Herewith Your Excellency hath inclosed an account of this
plank bought for the use of the Prisoners; the Balance of money in
my hands I have sent M^r Tootells to be paid to Your order, a few
nights ago I observed a small quantity of the plank missing, phaps
the practice may be continued if it should remain in its present situa-
tion especially as there will be no person to take care of it in my
absence, the intention of the purchase being no more, without the
State wants it for some other purpose I think it would be best to
order some person here to Dispose of it. there is a charge in the
Account of £1760 for a suit of Cloaths and Linen a bounty given by
the Assembly to the Maryland Officers which I was directed by the
Council to procure for myself. I shall only observe the Cloth is
charged at the wholesale price, I paid M^r Gilmor an addition of
£108 p^r Yard out of my own pocket.

July 20
Brown Book
No. 8
Letter
No. 3

[Henry Lee Jun'r Ma. Com. Md. Monmouth to His Excellency
Governor Lee]

Sir The original Establishment of the Army made it equally
honourable to hold Commissions in the sixteen or independent Regi-
ments, as in State Regiments. Under this Establishment Military
Posts have been accepted.
Much has been the Deficiency in Emolument, and much the Defi-
ciency in Support to the independent Corps. It has hitherto been
patiently borne by the Sufferers, because of the Wants of their
Country, and the Expectancy of Relief at some future Day. At
Length the Resolution of Congress appeared, directing the Subjects
of each State, Soldiers in the sixteen Regiments, to be considered as
Part of the Quota of Troops from their respective States, and to
be treated with perfect Equality. Under this Resolve of Congress
I have heretofore claimed, and received in Consequence of the Claim,
Supplies of Necessaries for such Officers & Soldiers as belong to
the State of Maryland in my Corps, I now beg Leave to present my
Claim to my Proportion of Levies.
It is my Opinion as it is my wish, that your Excellency & Council
will coincide with me in Sentiment; that you will be pleased to give
me an Order for the Possession of twenty of the new Levies; or, that
you will allow me to withdraw the Soldiers now in my Corps Sub-
jects of your State, & to throw them into the Quota of some other
People. Be assured Sir, there is no State whose Service I conceive
more honourable than that of Maryland; and that the above Request
proceeds only from an Earnestness to make those Gentlemen happy
whom Fortune has placed under my Command by proving to them,
as they are fully entitled to equal Attention from their Country with
the Army in common, so will they receive on Application what is
given to others.