276 Letters to the Governor and Council

[June 8]
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 91

[Inclosure]

100 Hhds Tobacco will Sell at the warehouses at £4.
1280 Ells Linen fit for soldiers will cost at least
6/3 p Ell
50 Hhds Tobacco sold in France will N^t about
45000^lb French w^t at 100 Livres p 100^b J
Comm, in France 5 p ....... 2550
Charges ..................... 750 ...

£400-0
£400 —

Livres

45,000
.3000

N' proceeds ...
26,500 Ells Linen fit for Soldiers 1.10 [1 livre 10
Sous] is ................................
Comm. 5 p % .......................
Charges of packing & shipping..........

42000 Livres

39750
1987.10
262.10

42,000 Livres

20500 Ells Linen deliver a in America
2650 Ells pays the Customary freight of 10 p C^t here
23850 Ells here clear of all Charges
1280 The Tobacco would purchase here
22570 Ells Linen, Clear profit on a Capital of 1280 Ells
will make 10,000 Shirts Instead of 520 Shirts

Woollens & all articles for the Soldiers, are equally profitable, I
only State Linen on acc^t or of making the calculation easy, that
quantity would not be wanting
Sam Smith

June 8
6 o'clock
P. M.

[Franc's Ware, Port Tobacco, to Gov. Lee.]

May it please Your Excellency I have this moment Received
information by Express from the Sciper of our Lookout boat That
there were Several Sail of Vessels this forenoon Standing up the
River Potowmack, one of Which a Large Ship as high as Black-
stones Island. I have ordered The Militia to be Collected With all
speed in order to oppose them should they attempt to Land Within
the County, and shall impatiently Wait your instructions

June 9

[John H. Cromwell, Guard House, To his Excelency Thomas Sim
Lee Esq^r Governor of Maryland & the Honorable Council.]

Being informed Last Evening by two Gentlemen of the Assem-
bly that they had so ordered our Business, that we were to be Called
before your Honors this morning and be so released as to go home,
and not hearing any thing more About it beg you'l Excuse taking
this method of addressing your Honours. Begging a Call this After-
noon and hope the request may be Granted, Your Honors well know-
ing what a tedious time we have been here on suspence not only of