364 Letters to the Governor and Council

July 22
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 77

again but fear it will undergo the same fate, these difficulties I fore-
saw at receiving the flour (or rather meal) and am sorry now to Ex-
perience and repeat them
P. S. I hope in a few days to take in considerable subscriptions,
as that seems to be our only remedy now

July 23

[Rich^d Barnes, Leo^d Town to His Excellency Tho^s Sim Lee, Esq^r]

By the last law for raising Troops for three years, I passed two,
one of which I sent up to you. The other was a considerable time
before he could git his pay from the Class, I have repeatedly or-
dered him here, to proceed to Annapolis, and informed him that he
would receive his cloathes there, without its being in my power to
git him to go. Agreeable to Law I could not oblige him before he had
rec^d his cloathes, and did intend to send him with the Militia, How-
ever he has put it out of my power by going in a Brig of Ign^a Cray-
crofts that left this a few days past bound to Alexandrea, where he
may be secured if you think proper to desire some Person there to
have it done, His name is Henry Brian passed as a Substitute for
three Years the 3^d Ap^l 1781

July 23

[Col. Joseph Dashiell, Worcester, to Gov. Lee.] (Fav^d by
Mr. Sam^l Davis)

I Rec^d Your favour by Capt. Furnival of the 17^th Ins^t Obsarve the
Contents. I shall Deliver him his Vessell & Cargo upon his Giving
me a Bond to pay the worth of the Vesil & Cargo upon Condemna-
tion, I should have bin much oblidged to have had a Coppy of TraveS^ts
Deposition against Samuel Garrock:
Your Excellency has Directed me to send Sturgis & the other
prisonars to the special Court But you have not inform'd me When
and whare that Court Setts, as soon as I am made aquainted with the
time & place they sett. I have apprehended Samuel Brittingham, and
I have heard to Day that M^r Henry Denness has apprehended Rob^t
Pitts at Pitts Landing and he is to be delivered to me this week, this
Vesel that I have Seazed belongs to M^r Pitt, and I should Sopose
that if M^r Pitts is found guilty that this Vesel will at Least Be for-
feited to the State
I hope to heare from you as soon as posable that I may know whare
to send the prisoners too.

July 23
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 125

[Pat Sim Smith, Calvert County, to Gov. Lee.]

I have received the Instructions to suspend the Collection of part
of the Horses directed by Act of Assembly, which has saved me
much Trouble It would have been very difficult to procure the whole
number there being so few non juror s in the County — only two who
had Horses worth taking and good Horses at this time very scarce