338 Letters to the Governor and Council

Somerset
County,
Maryland

was employed by M^r Furnewell of Baltimore Town to go as a Skip-
per on board a Schooner called the Molly belonging to M^r Robert
Pitt of Virginia and was bound for Wicomoco River in Somerset
County or any other Post in the State aforesaid, that M^r Samuel
Gerock (who owns a part of the Cargo on board said Vessel) might
think proper to order her too, he being on board said Vessel as
Captain and Supercargo, he having cleared said Vessel out in his own
name. The Question being put to this Deponent, if he was sure
M^r Gerock had a part of the above Cargo replied that M^r Gerock
told him that the Cargo on board said Vessel belonged to M^r Furne-
well and himself and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn before Gillis Polk

July 5
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 114

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

I this Moment am Inform'd by two Men who escap'd that James
Rouse's Sloop is taken, in which the State had forty Two H^hds To-
bacco — they also report that Martin Trout is taken with 12 H^hds of
State Tobacco. This is a heavy Loss to my Business, they were taken
just coming out of Patuxent by three Barges full of Men one of
which went down & the other two up to burn Capt. Yellett's Brig.
The Galley ready fitted kept down there would protect our Trade, in
that River.
M^r Keeport Demands are very great, he wants Iron much, Surely
it would be a Saving for the State to make use of its own.

July 6
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 8

[John Allinton and James Joiner, Annapolis, to Gov. Lee.]

May it Please your Excellency We the Two Men who have Long
Been detained In this Town have taken the oppertunity & Likewise
the Liberty of Wrighting a few Lines hoping they will Nott be re-
ceived any ways amiss By your Excellency, and Likewise to Inform
your honour of our Former Circumstance & Likewise the situation
we are now Both In. Which is First, for my Part which is John
Allinton was Taken from The Buckskin Heroe by the Irish Frigate
Commanded by Capt. Dawson & Continued with them about Eight
Months att the Expiration of which I made my Escape & was de-
tained By Comeing to this Place with M^r Doyle & our Property Taken
from us & Further to Inform your Excellency That we are destitute
of Friends at This Place & Have nothing to subsist on or support us.
We therefore hope your Tender Goodness will Favour us so far as to
Grant us a pass to Philadelphia & a Permit to draw Provision on the
Way upon a Proviser we Cannot Gett Ship'd In Baltimore.

July 6

[Joseph Dashiell, Salisbury, to Gov. Lee.]

I rote you yesterday by a M^r Samuel Garock that I have bin In-
formed by M^r Traverse has bin with the Enemy, at Portsmouth &
las taken a protection as no such papers was found upon I have taken