110 Letters to the Governor and Council

March 7

the am^t of His wheat I received hoping by some way he w^ld be satis-
fyd but he returned more uneasy not receiving any satisfaction when
or how he might expect Payment nor even told whether my order w^ld
be paid or not & as he was entitled to receive his money last fall when
I bo^t his wheat & when even Gold was offered him down for it He
still having the opportunity of geting the money wants The wheat
returned as do others which I have received, I am allways distressed
on acc^t of my Public Creditors & my Life is burdensome I am Pur-
suaded that I have done all in my Power to serve the State and fear
I am not as well attended to as others entrusted with like Business
which adds to my uneasiness. The pay Given me could be no induce-
ment it allways fell short of the real Expence And if I am not so for-
tunate as to give satisfaction I lose my reward If money can not be
furnishd to satisfy my Creditors Who I can no longer put off I shall
be glad to be directd to give up the flour & Wheat in my hands to
Quiet them as I most devoutly pray for the freedom of my Country
I have been obliged to do everything in my Power for her obtaining
it otherwise I should before this withdrawn my Services & persued
Business much more Agreeable & advantagous to my Private Interest.
If a State of my Purchases & delivery since my last returns will
give the satisfaction wanting they shall be sent immediately on No-
tice My other Accounts I hope will be perfectd soon after my hurry
is over in classing & draughting the Militia of this County

March 7
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 114

[H. Hollingsworth, Elk, to His Excellency Thomas Sim Lee.]

The Inclosed I have made use of heretofore, which hath procur'd
some provisions, shall now be obliged to Execute your orders of the
5^th through disagreeable.

Cecil County, Maryland

The commissioners having this day received a letter from Col^o
Henry Hollingsworth mentioning that he was applyed to by Col^o
Donaldson Yeates D. Q. M. for a quantity of Provisions for a par-
ticular emergency, and requesting the Commissioners to give all the
aid in their power to provide provisions for the aforesaid purpose
and the commissioners receiving inteligence that a number of Con-
tinental Troops were expected at the Head of Elk on their way to
the southward, think it their duty to request the Inhabitants of Cecil
County to furnish as Speedy as possible at the Head of Elk M^r
Baruch Williams commissary for Cecil County such provisions and
Forage as they can possibly spare and all provision and Forage
delivered to him before the departure of said Troops from the Head
of Elk, shall be allowed and discounted out of the first collection of
Tax imposed by the Act entitled an Act to receive the supplies for
the year 1781 and M^r Baruch Williams is requested to give notice
accordingly, as witness our hands this 28^th day of February 1781
Jno. D. Thompson, Thomas Savin, Samuel Gilpen.