January 1-December 31, 1781 243

Best Surgeons in the State & under whom this Young Gentleman has
Study'd & PractiS^td I promise myself the pleasure of seeing you at
Annapolis on Monday next, My Delinquency this week, has pro-
ceeded from the Disagreeable Change of weather which has Given
me a bad Cold.
M^rs Fitzhugh Joins with myself & Family in respectful Compl^ts
to you your Lady & Family.

May 15
Red Book
No. 26
Letter 100

[Jn^o Bond, to Col. W^m Fitzhugh] (p^r D^r Watts)

The bearer M^r W^m Watts waits on you, to beg the favour of
a line to the Governor: He is desireous of enter^s into the service
of this State, as assistant Surgion, for w^ch place you may be assured
he is well Qualified, hav^g been with me four Years, is very diligent
& discreet. M^rs Bond joins me in Comp^ts to y^r self y^r Lady & Family.

May 14
Red Book
No. 26
Letter 99

[Request of John Stewart to go to Great Britain]

John Stewarts Comp^lts to John Winder & John Done Esq^rs Re-
quests the favour of them to apply to the Gen^l Assembly of Maryland
for Permission for him to go to Great Britain, where he has Business
of Consequence to settle in the mercantile way & proposes to return to
Maryland in a year or two he proposes to take his son ab^l 7 years of
age w^l him for his Education if permission is granted please to get
me a pasport or Flag to Portsmouth where I expect to get a passage
from.
Somerset, May 15^th 1781

May 15
Red Book
No. 23
Letter 119

[John Stewart, Somerset County, to Gov. Lee.]

Matters of very considerable consequence to me, renders it neces-
sary to make Application to your Excellency, for permission to go
to Scotland with liberty to return to my native Country when I shall
have compleated the business for which I solicit the leave. I hope I
may be permitted to pass thro' the Enemies lines either at Ports-
mouth or New York to obtain a passage in some british Ship. If
the Indulgence is granted me of going I beg to be indulged with tak-
ing with me my son, an Infant of about Seven years of age, who I
wish to leave there with a Relation, for the benefit of his Education —
for my character during the present dispute I refer you to any of the
Gentlemen from the County or any person who knows me

[May]
Red Book
No. 23
Letter 118

[Holker, At Philadelphia, to Gov. Lee.]

I have the Honor of requesting that your Excellency & Council
will Please to Direct the officers of the State whom it may regard
to Permit Messieurs Ridley & Pringle In whose hands his Majestys
stores in Maryland are at present reposited, to forward to this City
fifteen hundred Barrels of Biscuit, for the use of his Majesty's navy

May 15