354 Letters to the Governor and Council

July 17

[Jas. Murray to Honble Col^o Brice]

Jub Fowler has a rupture in his Groin which renders him incapable
of Military Duty — I shou'd be glad you woud consider wether there
coud not be an Impropriety in classing me with the Militia as I now
am & have been for eighteen months past in the service of the States,
as Physitian to the Hospital

July 17

[Wm. Hemsley, Queens Town, to Gov. Lee.]

I am now proceeding to class the Militia, but think proper to in-
form you that some of the persons appointed to recruit in this County
did not receive their Warr^ts until Sunday & I believe the others have
not got them yet. From this Circumstance I wou'd submit it to the
Council whether the Draught had not better be suspended for a little
time to give the officers an opportunity of trying to enlist the men
for I much fear they will never be procured by draughting. M^r
Nicholls who takes this over will return to-morrow & deliver me
Your Answer.
The people have been engaged in harvest ever since the Law came
out therefore cou'd not call the Battalions together.

July 17
Brown Book
No. 7
Letter 68

[Lafayette, Richmond, to His Excellency Gov^r Lee.]

Gen: Greene having written to me in the most pressing manner,
respecting completing Col. Lee's corp of cavalry; and understanding
that your State is raising a number of horse for the dragoon service,
I have to request of your Excellency, should no appropriation have
been agreed to, that Captⁿ Archer may be furnished with fifty for
this purpose.

July 17

[Wm Rose, Sergt. Major I^st Maryland Regimt, Annapolis, to the
Governor and Council.]

I have made bold to lay down these few lines to the Hon^l Governor
& Council & hopes they will be pleaS^td to Look them over which
Necessity drives me to make Known my distressed Condition and
it being the first Application that ever I made of the kind I hope the
favour will be granted to me for as there is no distinction made
between the Soldiers and non commissioned officers, or Warrant

officers cloathing which I myself or all other young fellows that is in

such post woud wish to make a distinction between their dress and
the soldiers, that are in any such post, for without a distinction we
can bear no command and as I have always made it a point to pur-
chase the greater part of my cloathing, and if in Town's to Quarter
myself in good Houses Rather than lie in the Barrucks among the
Soldiery, not as I think myself above any Worthy Soldier, but only
to make them obey & keep up all good Rules and Discipline of Mili-
tary duty — and as I have never drawn only one pair of overalls since