238 Letters to the Governor and Council

May 10

lency and Honours would direct me in what manner I shall proceed
whether I shall collect at the exchange the Commissioners have
fixed — or at the rait difference between hard Money and State Bills

May 11

[Hercules Courtenay, Baltimore, To His Excellency the Governor
& Council of Maryland.]

Some days being now past since payment for the Cloths & Stock-
ings sold you for the use of the State sh^d be made; therefore thought
proper to remind you thereof & to request the favour of a line from
you to Advise What day I sh^d Waite on you for payment as above,
particularly as Money Daily Depreciates & I w^d not Wish the fault to
lay with me, in not Calling on you in proper time & also that I w^d not
wish to Incur the expence of a second Journey to Annapolis on that
business.

May 11
Brown Book
No. 3
Letter 13

[M. Gist, Annapolis, to Gov. Lee.]

I am directed by General Greene to proceed to the Delaware State,
and from thence to Philadelphia on public business but as my private
Stock of Cash is entirely exhausted I have been oblig'd to come thus
far out of my way to solicit your Assistance.
I am Informd that the state of your Treasury will not admit of a
supply of money for my Expences I must therefore request the favor
of Your Excellency and Council to direct the continental Treasurer
to advance me about £25 specie or the value thereof to enable me to
comply with the Generals Orders which are of much importance

May 11
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 78

[Richard Smyth and Sam. Blunt to Mr Mure, Annapolis.]

I shuld be glad if you Will uze your Intrust With his Excel-
ency or the Comseary of the Cyty or State of Maryland to give Me
a Lod of the States Tobaco as I am Laing at M^r Blunts Warehouse
and am Ready to take of a Lode of about Thirty hogsheads In the
Skuner Portomoke Belonging to Baltimore and if you will Be so
kind to send me the Nots over to M^r Rolings With My orders I Will
Execute them as sune as Posable from your Humbil Searvent
Richard Smyth
P. S. I think the Tobacco in my Ware house now lies at the Mercy
of the Enemy, and as M^r Smyth wants a freight and there is a large
Quantity of Tobacco in the house the Property of the State of Mary-
land it would be Better for him to take a loade of it to a place of more
Safety Sam Blunt

May 12
Red Book
No. 5
Letter 81

[Dan'l Carroll, Philadelphia, to Gov. Lee.]

An express just setting out gives me an opportunity of enclosing
this days paper. By some accident no Letter came by the Vessel from
L'Orient as I am inform'd, not even to the Merchants who have