172 Letters to the Governor and Council

April 8

[George Murdock, Frederick Town to His Excellency Governor Lee]
(hon^d by Col. Rawlings)

Apprehending the Treasury is still empty your Excellency will
be pleased to send me a further order on M^r Edelen with which I
must do the best I can. This morning I rec^d a waggon load of Salt
Pork from M^r Tho. Beall of Geo Town, with a request to send Three
waggons down immediately for more, this together with about Five
Thousand weight of Beef I purchased and received yesterday will be
a pretty good supply.

April 8

[Jos^a Beall, Lieu^t P^s G^s C^ty, to His Excell^y Thomas Simm Lee]

I received yours by the Express about Eleven oClock and have
ordered two Waggons up to the Magzein for 150 stand of Armes
in case we shuld not get Enough from M^r West, as I am appre-
hensive they may attempt our Lower Warehouses & the inhabitants
on the river below I shall go immediate down & send from Broad
Creek to the Wood yard for the arms their to get the people armed in
that Neighborhood, M^r John Turnbull Quarter Master of the Upper
Battalion waits on you with this to receive your order on the person
who has the care of the Arms & will meet the cariages at the Mage-
zean, I dont think we shall want Amunition though I am afraid it
is but very sorrey. I shall take Every step in my power to disapoint
the Enemie in their intentions.
P. S. I am informed the Enemie burnt Portobacco Warehouse
Last friday

April 8

[Jas. Calhoun, Baltimore, to the Governor and Council]
(fav^d by Mr. Govane.)

I had the Honour to receive yours of the 6^th requesting me to
direct the Com^ys of Cecil Baltimore & Montgomery to purchase
Forage for the Posts of Elk, this & George Town. In consequence
of which I have wrote to the Comm^y of Montgomery to procure the
quantity you order for George Town & shall purchase what is re-
quired here as soon as possible, but as to that for Elk presume your
Hon^ble Board made a mistake in making the requisition to me instead
of Col^l Hollingsworth it being in his District and not mine and sup-
pose the com^y of Cecil would not think himself justifiable in executing
an order from a person who had no jurisdiction over him therefore
shall decline giving any order to Cecil without your farther directions

April 8
Red Book
No. 26
Letter 3

[Dan'l Jenifer, Portobacco, to Gov. Lee.]

By Col Wares desire (he being stationed at a place without the
convenience of writing) I have to inform your excellency, that on
thursday evening two arm'd Schooners with a Cutter and some
Barges came above Cedar point. Landed some of their Men at