156 Letters to the Governor and Council

March 31
Brown Book
No. 8
Letter 46

what account shall I give to his Majesty's Ministers of those Mea-
sures shall I say in my Letters whilst the American Subjects find in
France every sort of protection & Every mark of friendship, whilst
the King's fleets and armies fly to the support of their Country and
whilst every French officer and Soldier ardently desires to Cement
the liberty of America with the Blood of her Enemies mixed with his
own, the Subjects of France are dragged into Jails for not paying a
tax which they owe not, or for refusing to serve in the militia of the
Country to which they do not belong. Not to say any thing of what
his Majesty might think & say on this occasion, what would not the
whole world & the Enemies of both Nations in particular, to which
it is so necessary to prove that nothing can produce any Coolness on
either side ? to reflect on it, Sir, Even gives me the highest pain and
I beg & hope you will take the proper Steps to prevent any thing of
that sort should happen
P. S. In the Letter I had the honour to write to your Excellency
the 19^th of November, I pointed out a method to distinguish those
that ought enjoy the privilege of the French flag from those that
ought not. I beg Leave to renew the same proposal

March 31

[Richard Dorsey Balt. Town To Governor Lee] (By Lt. Rucketts)

When I was at Annapolis in February last I Procured an order
from your Excellency and the Council for a suit of Cloaths for
Lieu^t Ruckets of the Artillery, M^r Muse not having the Cloathing
I kept the order for sometime but Coming from Annapolis yesterday
unfortunately Lost it with some other Papers, M^r Rucketts therefore
waits on your Excellency for a Duplicate.

April i
Red Book
No. 27

Letter 50

[Stephen Steward, West River, To the Honorable Governor
& Council]
Honorabell Gentelman
If you are now Inclinabell to Build a Gaily or two I am now Redy
to undertake to Build them for you to Carry guns of any size I think
we Can Build with Dispatch M^r Rich^d Harrison the Barrer of this
will Inform you how wee are Provided as to metearls I will wait on
you on this occasion If you Desire it amedatly after M^r Harrison
returns

April i

[David Poe, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.] (p favor Cap^t Forman]

I Received your Excellencies favour of the 30^th last month by
Cap^t Forman, and in Consequence thereof has Impressed nearly the
number of good Waggons and Teams which shall be sent on Imme-
diately to Indian Landing, I have not been able to procure near the
number of Horses Wanting, but expects in the Course of this Day
to Impress them — the want of Proper Boats at this place will make