308 Letters to the Governor and Council

June 21
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 102

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

I was honor'd this Moment with your Excell^y orders of yesterday.
All the Linen in Town that is proper for Tents is procur'd & I flatter
myself will be made on Saturday, say I Marque 18 Horsemens &
50 Com. Tents. These can meet the Troops at George Town. The
Camp Kettles will be done this Evening, which together with about
150 suits I will forward to morrow Morning to M^r Muir. I shall
be glad to know whether M^r Poe's Rec^t for the Tents will be satisfac-
tory, There are no Waggons yet procured for the Troops. I Have
Compleatly fitted 64 Men here which together with the 150 suits is
the 200 I promiS^td. I Have deliver'd the Troops here near 50 Blankets
& have this Day provided about 70 more. 50 of these are to be sent
for 45 Miles where they had been sent for safety, they together with
such Things not furnish'd may be sent with the Tents.
Gen. Gist has applied to M^r Poe for a Marquee am I to Supply the
Linen. He proposes marching with the Detachment.

June 21
Brown Book
No. 9

[Gear Chadwick, Onancock to Col^o George Colbin.]

The within mentioned Prisoners I have sent under Gard to your
Care & beg your Assistance in Geting them to Snow Hill where they
mostly belong I took them on Sunday Last off Wats Island from
Pokomoke bound to Annemesik & from thence to Portsmouth by
Papers the Bearer will shew you youl find the Greatest Scene of
Vileney in Agation that Could Ever Commited by man & Perhaps if
had not been Timely Prevented would have Ruened that Part of the
Cuntry therefore I wish you to brine: them to Judgment or Retain
them in Confinement untill I am Redy to Go to Philadelphia

the within names is John Travis, John Cox, John Gunbey, Daniel
Johnson, James Burdel.

June 21
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 101

[Thomas Sprigg, Washington Coty, to the Council.]

Yours of the 21^st I rec^d and take the Liberty of informing your
Hon^rs that your determination of hav^g the Special Court held at
Fred^k for Trial of the Persons appre^d in this Co^ty has Occation'd
much Uneasiness amongst the Whigs of this place, they have taken
uncommon pains to bring them to Justice, and construe their being
sent to Fred^k in the most unfavourable terms, they suppose its for
fear that a Jury can't be had hear that can be trusted, which I hope
was not the case for be Assur'd the Generallity of the People are as
well dispoS^td to Punish the Offenders as they can be in any Co^ty not-
withstanding we have 100 now in Goal the Inhabitants has apply'd
to me to intercede with your Hon^s to have them try'd at Hagars
Town, and as their behaviour on this Occasion merits every Service
in my power, I must beg the fav^r of your hon^rs (if it is not incon-
sistant) to indulge them with an alteration in the order so far as