January 1-December 31, 1781 131

[Wm McLaughlin, Baltimore Town, to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esq^r]

May it Please Your Excellency The Commissioners of the Tax
for this County have been Inform'd that there is a Supplement to
the Supply Bill for this year Passed the last Session, and that the
Assembly has settled the Exchange between New money and hard

at Two of the new for one hard.

I have it Therefore in Command from the Commissioners to
request Your Excellency to Transmit the Supplement by the Bearer
hereof as the Commissioners Can't determine what Instructions to
give me as Collector of this County without seeing the said Sup-
plement.

March 17

[D. Carroll, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.]

I am in a few days going to see a relative of mine D^r Carroll of
the Convention Troops now in Frederick Town, shall esteem it as a
particular favour if you will grant him liberty to come & stay with
me a few days or as long a time as you think proper I shall be an-
swerable for his return when ever he is ordered, or by the time that
is given to him is out

March 18
Red Book
No. 29
Letter 21
[Indorsed
"Dan^l Car-
roll of
Balto."]

[Le Ch Dubuyson, Philad^a to His Excellency Govr. Lee.]

Before the departure of M^r Henry & M^r Platers from Philadel-
phia, I mentioned my wish that the State of Maryland would take
into Consideration the two sons of my late Worthy friend the Baron
de Kalb who nobly fell at the head of the Troops of your state. In
Case the state grant the title of Citizens to those two Orphans, I
wish at the same time they had a rank in the Troops of the line,
they are from fourteen to sixteen years Old. Having not heard from
M^r Plater I mentioned this affair to M^r Carrol who assur'd me, that
part of my Petition had been Already granted; and that an Act had
pasS^td in favour of the Baron and his Family; which Act I should
be much oblidged to your Excellency to send me; and if it is in your
power, to procure the Commissions I could wish to have them for-
warded with the Act. Your Excellency will please to Accept of my
warmest thanks for the Favour confer'd upon your Excellencys most
Obed. Hum. Servt.

March 18
Brown Book
No. 7
Letter 5

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

And please Your Excellency We were allarmed here on Satur-
day night by a report of two arm'd Vessels standing] up the Bay
above Pools Island, which was pretty well quieted yesterday, as report
by Post and otherway said they had fallen down as Low as your oppo-
site Citty or Kent Island, but are now again allarm'd by a picket
which I had requested to be kept a look out at Turkey point, that
there is two Frigets and some other Vessles in the mouth of Elk
River, which came up with the Last tide and appear to Intend up,

March 18
11 o'clock at
night
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 111