294 Letters to the Governor and Council

June 14
Red Book
No. 8
Letter 13

the State of Maryland to raise & accoutre two Troops of Militia
Horse properly officered, including those called for by the Act of
31^st of May, and send them forward with all possible Expedition to
the Southern Army, to serve three Months after they join the Army.
It is hoped that the present Situation of Affairs in Virginia will
excite the most vigorous Exertions in Compliance with this recom-
mendation.

June 14
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 93

[Sam. Smith, Balt., to Gov. Lee.] (favor'd by Coll Adams)

I Have the Honor to address your Excell^y in answer to a Letter
from the Hon. M^r Brice, since which I Have not been favor'd with
any Commands from your Hon. Board, Coll Adams applied yester-
day, for one Marquee, 8 Horsemens & 76 Common Tents, & re-
quested me with verbal directions from you to provide proper Linen,
which I Have nearly done & deliver'd to M^r Poe Quarter Master,
whose Business it is & who undertakes to have them made Imm^y I
request a Line of approbation from your Board, or an order for such
quantity of Linen as may be necessary for the above purposes. And
as this with some Extra acco^t were not Estimated in my Demands,
I Have directed M^r John Muir to apply for 100 Hh^ds Tobacco. I shall
be glad to know whether I am to obey Gen. Smallwoods orders on
my Department in future.
Flour comes in very slow, M^r Hollingsworth being at Anapolis dis-
appoints my Business much. Not being able to furnish Coll. Nichol-
son's Troops with swords I dispatch'd a Light Waggon which I
expect will be back this Morning for them & other Articles not ob-
tainable here — am I to have any direction over the sales of Tobacco to
be forwarded by M^r Key. If I am supplied there will be no occasion
for seizures, it Serves but to sour the Minds of our best friends, I can
purchase Cloths for 300 Coats above the Complement order'd, shall
they be secur'd & prepar'd for the Troops now at Camp. It obliges me
to act at Disadvantage receiving momentary orders, such as this for
Tents. I could do more Justice to the State Had I more Time given.

June 16
Blue Book
No. 4
Letter 15

[The Petition of Thomas Pickerel of Charles County To his Excel-
lency Tho^s Sim Lee Esq^r and the Honourable Council]

Most humbly sheweth.
That your Petitioner was draughted on Monday the 11^th Ins^t to
serve as a Regular Soldier to the 10^th of December 1781
Your Petitioner is therefore under the Necessity of Shewing your
Excellency & Honours that he [h] as been Subject to a Grievous Com-
plaint in his Breast for several years past, for remedy of which he as
been under the hands of Doc^r Gustavus R. Brown these two years
past, as will appear by the Doctors Certificate.