256 Letters to the Governor and Council

May 27
Brown Book
No. 2
Letter 37

I am informed by Col^o Adams that the officers who I ordered to
the Southward are detained in Annapolis for want of Money and
some necessaries to carry them on where their service is essentially
wanted I must therefore intreat your good offices towards facilitat-
ing their dispatch
Our affairs to the south wear a gloomy Aspect General Green's
and the MarquiS^ts situations are very ineligible but I hope they will
be shortly reinforced Wayne with noo men has marched before this
& I hope the Maryland and Delaware Detachments will shortly fol-
low which must render our Force more respectable and formidable
in that Quarter

May 27
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 85

[Jno. Smith, Balt., to Hon'ble John H. Stone, Esq^r Annapolis]

I was honor'd with your favor of the 25 Curr^l I have a Quantity
of Cloths say 1000 yds. all Brown & Blues except two Blacks of a
good Quality for Soldiers, they Cost 16/6 in S^t Eustatius, the Cus-
tomary Mode of Selling Goods Imported from thence, has been at
100 p^r C^t on the Cost say 337 p yard at that rate you may have these
Clothes provided I receive on the delivery an order on M^r James
Calhoun & he will accept it for the ^amot in Merchantable flour at
15/ p C^t w^t & 22^d for Cases well Cooper'd & Nail'd to be deliver'd
on Balt. Town at my warehouse, on or before the first Day of July
next, I also must Have permission to export the flour Clear of Duties
&c. to any friendly port

May 27
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 86
[Indorsed:
"Mr.
Turner is
desired to
procure the
Accounts
Col. Smith
writes for."]

[Sam. Smith, Balt. Town, to Gov. Lee.]

I am now adjusting the Cato's Acc^t & shall be much oblig'd for,
the acco^t of freight of the two Vessells employ'd by your Board to
bring up her flour M^r Calhoun will bring it up. I also will thank your
Excell^x for a Commission of first Lieu^t in Cap^t Dickensons Comp^y
for M^r James Hay.

May 28
Red Book
No. 8
Letter 22

[Sam Huntington, President, Philadelphia, to His Excellency
Governor Lee.]

Your Excellency will please to communicate to the Merchants of
Baltimore, the Sense which Congress entertain of their patriotic &
timely Exertions in generously supplying the Marquis de la Fayette
with the Amount of about two thousand Guineas, to enable him to
forward the Detachment under his Command.
A Copy of the Resolve of the 24^th Instant on that Occasion is here-
with enclosed.

May 28
Red Book
No. 28
Letter 13

[James Wood, Frederick Town, to Gov. Lee.]

The British non Commissioned and Privates have been sent to
Fort Frederick Agreeable to your Directions. Col^o Rawlings writes