of the Council of Maryland. 203

[Jon Hudson Balt, to Gov. Lee]

Dear Sir I am sorry to Trouble you so often for the money Due
me, but as Real Necessity obliges me once more to make applyca-
tion I hope it will be more in your Power to pay to M^r John Mure
Six or Seven Thousand Pounds of Cont^l money, If you Cannot, I
understand you have a Quantity of Havannah Segars on hand w^ch
I am willing to take for the Ballance & as my money has been due
ever since last Spring I hope you will Regulate the price of your
sugar to what it was at that time & Acquaint me thereof by return
of M^r Vanweke who will deliver you this letter

December 13

[Dan'1 Carroll, Baltimore to Gov. Lee.]

Sir M^r Calhoun informs me that Donnellan has in his possession
ab^t 400 Bushells of Public Salt, & that Country Salt can be pur-
chased for £75 p Bush^l I have told him that the Waggons might
be expected from Frederick in a few days & that he or M^r Donnellan
probably wou'd receive y^r directions by the Post.
The French Consul & his Deputy are out of Town & I have not
obtained any satisfactory information of Mons^r Tusson Their is
one of that name who lately removed from this place living at
Hagars Town as I have had some conversation with M^r Solters &
desired him to make an enquiry on the Subject of M^r Tussons letter.
I am afraid M^r Randall will not be able to lay out more than £40
or 50 thous^d pounds. He has sold the Baltimore Town Tobacco at
£65 p C^t & 4 p C^t the Kent Island Tob^o at £60 & 4 p c^l & some on
Putuxent (the upper warehouse) at the same price.

December 14

[Wm. McLaughlin, Baltimore Town to Gov. Lee]

S^r I had the Honour of receiving your Excellency's Letter of the
22^d of November Last, wherein your Excellency desired me to
Suspend the Collecting of Taxes from the Subjects of the King of
France residing in this Town, untill the determination of the
Honourable House of Assembly was known on this Subject. I have
strictly adhered to your Excellency's Instructions, altho' I stand
Charged with their Accounts and the Commissioners of the Tax
for this County are about to Close my Acc^t I therefore humbly hope
that your Excellency will be so good (as soon as may be Convenient)
as to give orders that the Sense of the House on this Subject be
Transmitted to me, or further Instructions how I am to Proceed in
this Matter.

December 14

[James Wood, Frederick Town, to Gov. Lee.]

Sir Since my Arrival here, I have been employed with M^r Mur-
dock and M^r Johnson in making Provision for the Troops, and
expect the first Division of them in today, we find Great Difficulty

December 15