296 Letters to the Governor and Council

June 16

Blackeston with them, where he has continued. The Brig and Shoon-
ers having one to the mouth of Nomany, where they have been seen
to land from this side Potomack. The object these Vessels have in
view, further than plundering &c. I am apprehensive, is to git in-
formation, of our situation, before the arrival of the force bound
to Potomack which we were informed of before I left Annapolis.
I have just rec^d directions from the Council for the removal of the
Tob^o in the Ware houses all of which I shall endeavour to have
removed except that in Chaptico Warehouse, which is nearly as
secure, as any place we can move it to

June 16

[Aquila Giles, Mount Felix, to Governor Lee.]

I must beg leave to trouble your Excellency with a line or two in
favour of M^r Davis and M^r Luckett, two Gentlemen that were Lieu-
tenants in Col^o Rawlings reg^t taken at Fort Washington & suffered
a four years tedious captivity on Long Island two years of the time,
I lived in the same disagreeable situation — & I think I can with truth
say they merit an attention from their Country. They solicited me
to mention them to your Excellency for appointments in the Corps
of Horse to be raised by this State; I am conscious you will if you can
with propriety take notice of them. Permit me to again mention to
your Excellency, my desire of having a command in the Horse.
There is no likelihood of Gen^l St. Clair (to whom I am an Aid de
Camp) taking the field this Campaign, and I am solicitous of ren-
dering every service that is within my power to my Country, as well
as taking revenge from an Enemy I received so many personal in-
sults from. Allow me to assure your Excellency, how great my
esteem & regard is for you

Saturday
June 16

[John Hammond Cromwell to His Excellency Thomas Sim Lee
Esq^r Governor of Maryland & the Honorable Council.]

Being in Company with some of the Members of the Assembly
and Stating the situation of my Case in regard to the Restrictions
Laid on me, some of them were of Opinion that I scarcely cou'd so
Order my affairs as to obtain a Subsistance Which is undoubtedly
true, the Whole Limmits under which I shall be will not permitt me
to go more than three Miles at Most, if Your Honors will only Grant
me the Liberty of Going to my plantation in the fork of Gunpowder
once in two months and not to Continue there more than a few Days
at a time I shall be particular in not going at any time when the
Enemy are up the Bay shoud they Come there after I have heard it
I shall be particular in Staying at home, this request being but Small
but of very great advantage to me, I hope I shall be fav^d but Cannot
this be obtained I shall Beg for some more Extent of Ground in
Cecil County, I have been induced to ask this favour from M^r John
Taylors informing me that some one or more of the Council said I
had better give in my further request in Writing