270 Letters to the Governor and Council

June 3
Red Book

No. 5
Letter 86

[Dan'l of St. Thos Jenifer and Dan'l Carroll, Phil^a to the Council]

We received at 10 ^oClock last night your favor of the I^st Instant
previous to the receipt of it we had pressed Congress in the most
earnest manner to succour the Southern States and were ability equal
to inclination they would soon be relieved. The Treasury of the
United States is totally exhausted, without the hope of its soon
being replenished.

Inclosed you have Resolution of Congress of the 31^st of May
which if it can be carried into execution will afford some relief. If
we can upon our own personal Security borrow 800 or 1000 £ Specie
(of which we have some prospect) we can in 5 or 6 days get 800 or
1000 Stand of Arms repaired which the board of War has promised
to furnish for the use of our State Three hundred Stand has lately
been sent forward.
We shall transmit by and express going to the General this eve-
ning a Copy of your Letter and doubt not but he will do every thing
in his power to afford the desired assistance consistent with his Gen-
eral plan of operation for the present Campaign which we presume
he has before this time concerted with the Count de Rochambeau.

June 3

[Joseph Wilkinson, Calvert County, to His Excellency Thomas Sim
Lee Esq^r] (By M^r Woolf)

Have receiv'd yours of the I^st Instant, The person sent came
to my House when I was from Home. He waited not a minute,
Which occations me to send the Bearer Express to you with the
Bullet moulds. I was surpriS^td to hear that you had before gave an
order for the Moulds, When no such order ever Reached my Hands.
The Militia of this County shall have Immeadiate Orders agreeable
to your Direction

June 3

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

Captain Baily has Acted as Commandant of the Guards at this
Post for three months past, the Duty was Extremely Troublesome
and Disagreeable, and executed with great Propriety and much to
my Satisfaction; I must therefore beg leave to give it as my opinion,
that he ought to be allowed the Pay, Rations, and Forage of a Major.

June 3

[Geo. Murdock, Frederick Town to Governor Lee]

In consequence of your Excellency's Letter of the 16^th ult^o I
have directed good strong double scaled Shoes to be made for all
the public Hydes here and I hope in about Ten or Twelve days, to
have them Ready.