January 1-December 31, 1781 219

[Henry Lowes, Chatham to Geo. Dashiel Esq.]

I was at Coll^o Scotts this Evening when I mett with Cap. Lyons on
his Return from your house Coll. Scott Inform'd you had a Lett^r
from Leigh Mastus Esq^r to me which he sent that you had Orderd
M^r Mastus Sloop to be Brought up I shall now Agreable to the Dic-
tates of Humanity, Inform you off all I Know Relative to M^r Mastus
as his being brought up here wou'd be very Hurtfull to him — When
Last at Balt. M^r Mastus Inform^d he should by Permission of the
Gov^r Shortly come down Asked me in Comp^y where there were sev-
eral Gentⁿ whether I coud furnish him with some Stock Cyder
Brandy & Vegatables for his Voyage to which I Replied in the Afer-
mitance. This is all I know ab^t the Matter, Coll Scott has Sent Cap
Joe Handy who is now here to bring up the Sloop, if an Affidavit
of mine to what I have said Above will Save M^r Mastus that Trouble
I shall be Happy.

April 20

[L. Masters, Hooper's Streets, to Coll. Lowes]

I yesterday set out to wait on you but from y^e Sailors mistaking
y^e Directions we were obliged to return & having a great cold before
& geting wet yesterday has made me so much out of order y^t I did
not think it prudent to venture, w^ch I hope you'll excuse
M^r Lyon has been so good to wait on you for me. I have left w^th
M^r Clarke 9.. 15..0 & M^r Lyon will pay you y^e remainder in Cash &
you'll furnishing him with a Bill.
I shall be glad if youed Supply me with y^e following 4 Sheep fat,
10 Gal^ns of Peach Brandy, 10 D^o Vinegar, 1 Bar Herrings, Pease
or Beans, 2 Bus^ls, Corn 4 Bar^ls, Carrots & Parsneps, Turneps 3 Bar^ls,
Cyder ab^t 6 Bar^ls, Onions 1 Bus^l, Lumber 1000^ft

April 20

[Deposition of George Airs]

Som^t Co^ty the 24^th of Ap^l 1781. Came George Airs befor me the
Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for the County afs^d and
made Oath on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God that on Friday
the 20^th of Ap^l he hapned at Col^o Scotts and Saw a Strange Boat
Going up the River upon which Col^o Scott Desired some of the per-
sons present to Go out and hale her but she Got Two far up the
River and while he this deponent Ware Looking at her they put on
Shore about One hundred yard Above the Ware house with that
Cap' Jas. Bennett John Evans Samuel Handy and this deponent went
to where they were and Desired them to Call at Col^o Scotts upon
which they did and Col^o Scott demanded his papers and he Delivered
him Two Letters the Contents I Know not M^r Lyon Told Col^o Scott
they Belonged to a flagg from Providence and was on there Return
but had Purchased several Articles from M^r Lowes at Baltimore and

April 24