of the Council of Maryland. 317

[Council to Honble Mr. Holker.]

The Business which you have put yourself to the Trouble of send-
ing for has been ready since Saturday and only waited the Express
by whom the letter to M^r Smith and others were to be conveyed to
Baltimore. We are exceedingly sorry to have put you to the Neces-
sity of sending for the Permit.

February 19
Liber No. 78
P. 63

[Council to Honble Mr. Holker.]

In the Hurry of the Variety of Business that claims our Attention,
we omitted to send you an Invoice of such military Stores as we
would prefer if our Propositions should be accepted, any mercantile
Gentlemen to whom you should think proper to have them made
known

Ibid.

[Council to Reverend Mr. Hannah.]

We intend to have the Skovv brought to Annapolis and examined
and then we shall determine whether to sell or keep her for the use
of the State if we should determine to sell, you shall be informed
of the Terms.

Ibid,
p. 64

[Council to Mr. Thomas Donellan.]

M^r Stephen Steward will deliver you a considerable Quantity of
Flour that was purchased for the Porpoise which you will receive, on
Account of the State, noting the quality as well as the Quantity

Ibid.

[Council to Samuel Adams, Esqr., Chairman of the Committee
of Congress.]

We received your Favor of the 6^th Instant by which it appears the
Committee have been much deceived by the Information received
respecting the Flour stopped by M^r Hollingsworth, who was em-
powered by an Act of the General Assembly (and did not act in Con-
sequence of any Regulation of the executive Council) to Stop all
Flour about to be transported out of the State by Land except what
was for the Army correspondent to which this Board upon being
informed of the Seizure of one hundred Barrels of Flour said to be
purchased for the Bank, instructed M^r Hollingsworth to inquire if
that Flour was purchased for the Bank and for the use of the Army,
and if upon Inquiry he should be satisfied it was, to suffer it to be
removed. Whatever Respect the Opinion of the Committee may
deserve in a Matter upon which they have deliberated, we think their
Judgement of the wisdom and Policy of a Measure with which they
appear to be unacquainted can have no Influence. We feel the suffer-
ings of the Army and have and will upon this and every future
occasions contribute our utmost Endeavours (which have never been
surpassed by any State in the Union) to releive and support it, and

Ibid.