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August 28
Red Book
No. 32
Letter
No. 5
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Convention Troops, always Conducted himself Perfectly Consistant
with the Gentleman and Officers it is hoped and Expected he will
meet with Polite Treatment, and every Degree of Civility on his
Journey Charlottsville 20th September 1780
James Wood Col. Com.
Captain Brodie Only left the Barracks of Virginia the first of
Novemr G. B. 23. Novr 1780
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August 29
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[W. Smith, Baltimore, to His Excellency, Thos. Sim Lee, Esqr.,
in Council.]
Sir I have the Councils Letter of the 24th with permission to get
the 9tt shott from Mr Keepot, for which I am much oblig'd. Mr
Keepott has recd from me 200 very good Soldiers Shirts in conse-
quence of an order for 260 of those preparing by the Ladies of this
place, theirs not being ready; I have ventured on this emergency
to send the above quantity, which were in my possession purchased
to order of the Board of War. I doubt not your Excy & the Coun-
cil will take care that those shirts are replaced to me as speedily as
possible of equal quality, as I have done this act without any
orders, at Least I flatter myself I will be saved from censure
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August 29
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[Jas. Calhoun, Geo Lindenbarger, Ab'm Van Bibber, Geo Lux
Balt. Town to Gov. Lee]
Sir We the Subscribers, Justices of the Peace for Baltimore
County, in County Court assembled, take the liberty of acquainting
your Excellency, and the Honourable Council of this State, that
Captains Yellot & Fulger in his outward passage has lately taken one
of the British Whale Boats or Galley Barges which have for some
time past so greatly infested our Bay, and in it captured a certain
James Anderson, who has been a Resident of this Town since the
formation of our Government, and, as such, has taken the Oath of
Fidelity by law prescribed before a Magistrate of this County, he
has been a Lieutenant in one of the State Gallies, and practically
carried away a Vessel belonging to this Post. We are humbly of
opinion, the said Anderson is a Subject of this State, and therefore
amenable to the Laws of it, and, as in duty bound, request your
Excellency, and the Honourable Council, to apply to the State of
Virginia & request them to send up the said Anderson from Rich-
mond (to which place we understand he was carried) in order to
take his trial for Treason & Barratry. We beg leave further to re-
mark, that Anderson is well acquainted writh this Bay, and has for
sometime past been extremely active in molesting our trade, and
that we humbly apprehend it will be attended with very prejudicial
consequences, if he is considered merely as a Prisoner of War, and
as such liable to be exchanged and thereby left at liberty to commit
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