370 Letters to the Governor and Council

July 26

This Gent, has acted for M^r Woollford some Time. As he is a

Stranger to y^r Excell^y I believe it will be the Wish generally of the
Inhabitants that he should fill that Station being well esteemed, and
capable of such Business. A Gent: of sobriety and good Morals
and who I make not the least Doubt would execute the Trust reposed
in him with the greatest Honour & Credit. Your Excell^y will see a
Specimen of what we have done in the Barge way. Hope you & y^r
Honors will help us along with a few necessarys to compleat her as
they are not to be had here.

July 26

[Rich'd Dallam, Harford County, to Gov. Lee.]

Agreeable to the directions received from your Excellency I ap-
plyd to M^r Calhoun for 20 Bush^ls of Salt. In answer he Inform'd
me he had not a Bush^l of Public Salt nor never had nor orders or
Cash to purchase with, Expecting M^r Calhoun w^ld immediately on
receipt of your Excellency's orders to me deliver what Salt I wanted
A Gent^m of this County lent me at the time I wanted what Salt was
sufficient for my immediate wants, And as I am disappointed in get-
ing it from Baltimore Town I must beg your Excellency will be
pleased to direct that the Salt may certainly be delivered me some
where as I w^ld not be disappointed for 4 times the Value of 20 Bush^ls
of salt as I borrow'd the Salt in March last on Promise to return it
in a Short time

July 26

[Wm Ennalls, Dorset, to His Excellency Thomas Sim Lee]

M^r John Stevens who is the bearer of this informs me that
M^r James Woolford has resigned The office of Sherriff of this
County, and that He intends to Apply for the office, and as He has
some time past Acted in the office (having farmed it of M^r Wool-
ford) from which circumstance I, as a Justice of the County Court
must have had an opportunity of observing his conduct, He has
requested I wou'd write your Excellency on the Occasion. I there-
fore in Justice to M^r Stevens must say, He has always appeared to
me to be a Sober diligent man in his business, and in my opinion
He is the most fit for the office of sherriff of any man in this County,
who I think wou'd Accept of it. M^r Stevens is Collector of the Tax
in this County, which will make it more convenient to him, than to
another, to execute the Sherriffs office, and from his attention to his
business, there is no doubt with me, but He may continue collector
as long as the present Commissioners have the power of appointing.

July 26

[Edw'd Gaither, Jr., Elk Ridge, to J. H. Stone, Esq^r, President of
the Honb^l Council]

I Received a letter of this day from the Hon^ble Council requesting
the delivery of the Beef in their letter of the I^st ins^t I do assure you
I have done every thing in my Power to Procure it. I have now got