44 Journal and Correspondence

August 9

[James Hindman Talbot County to Gov. Lee]
Sir Since my fast Letter to your Excellency, I have purchased
of M^r Richard Barnaby an hundred Barrels of Flour at £67.. 10.
which I shall send forward to the head of Elk as soon as possible.
M^r James Lloyd Chamberlaine is indebted to the State £16000 which
he is desirous of paying to me as fast as he can collect it, if agreeable
to you, please to inclose me an order on him for that Sum, which
I am to apply for the payment of the Flour.
Inclos'd is a List of the Number of Horses I have received from
Sunday Nonjurars of this County and also a List of those I have
received on my purchase. I could have completed my purchase of
Horses before this time had I been furnished with Money, many
people were willing to take such Certificates as would answer to
pay their Tax as far as the Amount of it, but such Certificates as
you directed me to give, not answering that Purpose no person will
take them, I have received from the Collector of the Tax in this
County £4500 on the order you gave me, and expect to day to
receive the Balance, shall be obliged to you to send me another order
on him for Money and Certificates both the sum as large as you can.
The Treasurer informed me yesterday he had received no money
since I was with him. Your Excellency will please to give M^r Sprigg
an order for £2000 in Certificates for his horse. Your answer by
M^r Gibson the Bearer will much oblige

August 9

[Jno. C. Harrison, Cambridge to The Hon^ble Tho^s S. Lee Esq^r]
Sir Yours of the 29^th Ult^o I have received unaccompanied with
the orders on the Collector as mentioned at foot for £6000 in sound
the Sum may do I shall expect to receive it by the return of the
Bearer of this

I have received & granted Certificates for 4943 Ibs of Bacon 5
Bb^les of Pork 7 B^les of Flour & 15 Bus. of Wheat the Farmers
refuse Certificates for their Wheat over the Quantity that pays the
Specific Tax the Crops this year are in few hands I expect no more
Pork at the Price limitted unles tis an entire Cash purchase.
Should your Excellency incline to furnish me with Cash a con-
siderable Quantity of Beef on the Hoof may be had in this County
I shall be glad to know how to proceed in regard to the Beef I may
receive over the Specific Tax that is whether & in what form am
I to grant a Certificate the Law being silent the People are now
pretty well drained of Money & are desirous to sell Beef to enable
them to pay the remaining Sum of ten Pounds with the Money or
Certificates they may receive from ..... Beef which unless they can
dispose of I am certain the collection will not be made in this County
at the repeated Instance of Many I write this
I shall be glad to have the Bacon & Pork sent for or shall I get
some small craft here to bring it