January 1-December 31, 1781 405

We the Subscribers do believe and are Assured that the Facts
stated in the within Petition are True, And Pray your Excellency to
give your Petitioner such Redress as she realy merits.
M. Gist
W^m Goodwin
Jn^o Dorsey
Stephen Steward Jun^r
Dan Bowly
John Moale
Sam Smith
Nich^s Ruxton Moore
Ja^s Calhoun

August 10
Brown Book
No. 5
Letter 33

[Col^o Henry Shryock, Fred^k Town, to Gov. Lee.] (p^r Mr. Luke
Foster)

Agreable to your Exelency Request I have sent By M^r Luke Foster
one Waggon and twenty one horses Which is the Number I was
Requested to furnish With their Gears I am sory it Was Not In My
Power to sent them sooner. My Being from home at the time I Rec^d
your Excelencys Letters CauS^td the Delay. But hope they Will yet
Com in Good time Being oblidged to attend Court in This Town
Puted out of My Power to setle My ac^t at this time But as soon as I
am Discharged here I Will Setle the same and Bring or Transmit
it the Bearer M^r Foster Will stand in Nead of a Small Sum of Money
Wich I hope your Excelency Will pleas to Grant him to Defray the
Necessary Charges Conducting the Horses to Anapolis.

August 10
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 131

[W. Smallwood to Gov. Lee.]

Doctor Armstrongs Waiter being a Soldier of the Delaware Reg^t
drawn from the 2^d Maryland Brigade, is destitute of Cloathing if he
can be supplied with a suit of Cloaths from the State Store and it is
consistent to charge them to the Continent shall be glad he coud ob-
tain an Order that he may be supplied

August 10
Brown Book
No. 2
Letter 37

[Don'l Yeates D. Q. M., Head of Elk, to the Hon Council.]

The circumstance of the Public posts in this State is so far ex-
hausted of means of business and provisions to subsist troops, the
view of disorder on the Passage of troops or stores, when no regular
Assistance can be given, prompts me to solicit your consideration and
Aid on the circumstance.
There is a material Want of some horses, Waggons and forage,
Aided by you with a few of each of those Articles even on a Credit
lent to the states, I view as very Interesting to the peace and good
order of the inhabitants as it seldom fails of distress to individuals,
when property is exacted by Soldier'y at their Elections — which in-

August 10