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Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1780-1781
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76 Journal and Correspondence

September 3

[H. Hollingsworth, Hd of Elk, to Gov. Lee]

Dear Sir Your former and present Letter are Recd the first
should have been answered had not want of time and the messenger
hasty Returning- prevented it I am now to Inform you that no Flour
can with propriety be Recd by me but at this post, or in this state
at Least as my appointment as D. Q. M. G. or Receiver Genl does
not Extend further therefore cannot receive your flour at Duck
Creek without a Special order from the Govr and Council which I
believe they will not to give (it being out of this State Expences)
the best of Teachers has taught me to be thus Cautious in doing
buissiness for the pub-lick but had you sent me an order for the
flour to be deliver'd to myself or Order I would have sent that order
with mine on it to Mr Maxwell receiver Genl for the D State and
believe it would have been the Readest and most Effectual way of
Forwarding it, nor do I see any other way yet unless you can send
if off as I have neither money or time to Look to it. Personally I
have wrote the Govr & Council fully on it and shall be Ever Ready to
do every thing in my power to serve the army so that it be Consis-
tent (but not other ways if the Govr & Council has sent you orders
to forward the flour to me those orders with your Request to me
on them to have the flour Recd from D. Creek, will Induce me to
forward them to Mr Maxwell who I apprehend will have full power
on such Orders to forward the flour I am sorry the matter has given

so much trouble.

September 4
(Harper
made his
mark)

; [Henry Harper, Annapolis Goal, To his Excellency the Governor
and the Honble the Council of the State of Maryland]

The Humble Petition of Henry Harper of Dorchester County
sheweth that your Petitioner being Part Owner of a small Petty
Auger, hired her to a certain William Hinchman, of the same County
to carry some Salt to Baltimore Town; That the said William Hinch-
man is charged with trading with the Enemy; That your Petitioner
has no Connection with the said Willm Hinchman and has no Knowl-
edge of his Conduct, and can give no Evidence against him
Your Petitioner further sheweth, that no Crime or offence is
alledged against him, yet he is detained in Prison, and every
Evening confined in Irons as a Felon
Your Petitioner further sheweth that his confinement is disgrace-
full and disagreeable and will soon be injurious to his Health, and
he is informed will be attended with considerable expence, he there-
fore prays that if he is detained as a Witness against the said
William Hinchman, that his Examination on Oath, may be taken,
and if he can Testify nothing against him, that he may be discharged,
or that if his Evidence should be deemed necessary, that he may be
admitted to give his own Recognizance for his appearance against



 
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