January 1-December 31, 1781 323

[James Sulivane, Com^y D. Co^ty to His Excellency Thomas Sim
Lee Esq^r] (p Capt. Pitt)

Inclosed you have an Invoice of what goods there is to be pur-
chased at present in this County fit for Soldiers Clothing, am of-
fered a small parcel of white linnen but think they are too fine they
will cost about 26 / p yard if you think linnen at that price will do
the persons still keeps them for my Answer
I wrote you a Small time ago that I was much distressed for
Money to discharge the debts answering on the com^ys Bussiness &
Indeed I cannot get Barrels for the publick flour until I have a Sup-
ply of Money, the sooner I can be furnished the more Sencable it will
oblige Sir Your very Humble Servant.

An account of sundrys purchased by James Sulivane of Dorset
County for Soldiers Clothing, June 20, 1781

June 29
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 108

26 1/4 y^ds d^o blanketing @

15/

£19..13--9

2 1 24 y^ds white Linnen

I0/

10..17..6

7 1/4 y^ds Ditto Ditto

11/3

4- 1-7

30 yd^s [illegible] Cloth

37/6

56..5..0

9 Hatts

33/9

15- 3-9

£105..18..7

[Sam Smith, Balt., to The Hon^ble James Brice, Esq, Annapolis]

I am honor'd by yours of the 26^th which I this Moment rec^d I rec^d
a few Notes from M^r Muir on Choptank, which I sold Imm^y at 15/
specie & rec^d the Money, when I Can make such sales It is much
better to sell at the warehouses than to forward to Philad. as you

will See at Bottom. All the Tobacco I Have hitherto rec^d is either sold

or on its way to Philad^a except that in George Town. The Exigen-
cies of my Department are such as make quick sales sometimes neces-
sary. The Contracts I Have already made are more than sufficient
to swallow up all the property in my Hands. Indeed I Have already
myself purchaS^td Nearly all the Clothing to Compleat the Law; that
is for such of the Troops of this State in the Continental Service as
are now in this State & for such as are now raising. I found no
occasion for seizing, every person was willing to sell & at much lower
prices than they would Cost by seizures — This way pleases — Seizures,
altho more is promiS^td, Occasions much Dissaffection among the
People. I cannot Imm^y make a return of particular articles but you
may depend on 500 Compleat suits of Clothes which are principally
on the Soldiers & the whole will be the Beginning of next week. I
Have already Supplied M^r Muir & M^r Keeport p acc^t IncloS^td

June 29
Red Book
No. 27
Letter in