12 Letters to the Governor and Council

January 10
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 13

[Pat. Sim Smith, Calvert, to Gov. Lee.]

Since receiving your Instructions to purchase Beeff and Pork in
this County I have made inquiry and find a considerable Quantity of
both may be had. Pork not to exceed £3. hard money, some I be-
lieve for less and Beeff at fifty shillings hard money p Hundred pay-
able as you direct, but it is absolutely necessary that I should be fur-
nished immediately with cash to pay for it, and Salt to cure it, as
those who have for sale have been feeding some time, and am desir-
ous of killing to prevent their destroying their corn in waste.
I have engaged some Pork and Beeff & have more promised, but
Can't say what Quantity of salt may be necessary, twenty or thirty
Bushells will perhaps be Sufficient for the present. However should
there be more sent than I may have Occasion for, shall take particu-
lar care of it.
I must begg to be directed at what Exchange to pay the new Bills,
and as my success in purchasing depends on having the Cash to lay
down Hope I may be supplied by the Bearer hereof or some other
safe Conveyance in the course of this week.

January 11

[Chas. Blake, Corsica, to His Excel^cy Tho^s Sim Lee Esq^r]
(p^r Capt" Middleton)

In my letter of the 9^th I inform'd you of the price I have given
for beef and Pork which I hope will not be thought out of the way
as it was what was and is giving here, I know not what are the
prizes else where the quantitys are as follows of Pork 6808^lb of beef
7796 rec^d and engaged perhaps may turn out a little more perhaps
a little less. I shall be glad to know what to do with the lard and tal-
low the provision shall go off very soon; there is still wheat here for
Sale the price is now about 27.10.0 some ask 30. I shall be glad to be
instructed what to do with the Con^l Money in my hands whether to
go on in the purchase of beef and Pork or wheat and at what price
nothing can be had unless I give as much as others. M^r R^d Earle
desires y^e Excel, to send by M^r Bruff £1250 lent the State, I shall be
glad to do dial which will contribute most to the publick good.

January 11
Red Book
No. 28
Letter 31

[Sam^l Duvall, Jn^o W. Charlton, Raphael Brook, Sam^l Noland, Philip
Mcconey, Edward Hall, Nicholas Dawson, William Jacobs,
Richard Sheckles, Thomas Noland, Sam^l Boone, John Johnson,
Joseph Swearingen, Sam^l Hanson, Rich^d Richards, Jeremiah Belt
3^d, George Schnertzel, William Meng, Peter Grosh, Nathan G.
Thomas, Abraham Faw, Jacob Gomber, Sam^l Price, Frederick
County, to Gov. Lee] (p^r Mr. Boone)

May it please your Excell^y In consequence of an Act of the Gen-
eral Assembly to encourage the raising of a Voluntier Troop of
Light Horse in each County we the subscribers have enrolled for the