42 Journal and Correspondence

August 4
Red Rook
No. 26
Letter

No. 75

[Richd. Dallam Lt. Harford County to His Excellency
Thos. Sim Lee, Esqr.]

S^r Please to order payment to Cap^t Edw^d Praul for fifteen hundred
Dollars due James Phillips in part of his Bounty for enlist^g and
which sum I could not Borrow nor by any means get in the County.
I Place the same to account of Sr Your Excellency

August S

[Benj. Nicholson to His Excellency Thos. Sim Lee Esqr.]

Sir Since the taking in of all our Inhabitants Subject to militia
duty, the Balt. Town Bat^l is so full that I was Oblig^d to form 4
New Comp^ys after filling up all the old ones. Inclosed is a list of
Officers who I have taken upon me (w^th the concurrence of the
Lieu' of the County) to recom^d as well for the filling up the Vacan-
cies in the Bat^l as for the New Companies. If they meet w^th y^r Ex^cys
& the Councils approbation please to forward their Coms^rs as soon
as conv^t Col^o Mole tells me he has resigned & as I am not upon the
spot & wish to render our Military Gentⁿ who are out of the
Continental Service as Useful as posble think it my duty to give
up my rank in favor of Col^o Sam^l Smyth whose Military abilities.
I make no doubt y^r Ex^cy & the Council will poin w^th me in thinking
fully equal to the Appointment & in w^ch he may render his Country
essential Service In the other Appointments we have had the same
object in View & have blended the Continental officers in such

manner as not to give Offence.

August 7

[J. Bolton, Chestertown, to Thos. Sim Lee, Esqr.]

Sir I presented your Order to the Collector & receiv'd for answer
that he had made up his Accounts, & paid the Ballance, & that he
had then no money in his hands, nor should he have any till the next
Collection in Nov^r M^r Vorhees writes me he has no money to buy
Provision, could have got a large q^ty of Bacon had he had money
to pay for it, & I believe I could procure a considerable quantity,
& should have done it out of my own Stock, but that is now so
exhausted that I am obligd to go in debt for Provision for my
Family, therefore can't advance of my own money as I have here-
tofore done; am therefore greatly at a loss what to do.
I have borrowed a little Flower to be paid in Cash or in kind &
quality in Nov^r & am in hopes I shall get some more on them terms,
but the Butcher must have money to purchase meat, his stock is
almost gone, he may be able to supply them a few days longer &
I have but 200^tt Bacon which I must endeavour to keep till they
march from hence, as Fresh meat does not suit at that time. M^r
Vorhees had no more Bacon to send me.
Pray send me a list of Rations each Soldier is to have