406 Letters to the Governor and Council

August 10

evitably must be the case on the passage of detached Parties if the
Posts are Abolished before some other regular system can take place
I can't find resources on any application I have made, and know of no
other appeal in the present State of Public Affairs, but to your inter-
mediate Aid, if it is Possible to do any thing the situation Claim your
Assistance

August 10
Brown Book
No. 7
Letter 64

[Lafayette, Camp Pamonkey, to Gov. Lee.]

The Enemy are fortifying York, in such a manner as if it was their
intention to make it a place of Arms. I beg leave as to mention that
the State of the Treasury makes your levies of great consequence as
a reinforcement. I hope they have managed, but in case they have
not, let me request that they may proceed to Fredericksburg and there
wait for their orders. This is an intermediary post.
I begin to fear when we can Augment our army to a number to give
us consideration, that we shall not be able to supply it from this State.
To obviate this evil and to enable me to continue the force which I
may call ours I must intreat your Excellency to informe me what
provisions I am to expect from Maryland I mean both kind and
Quantity.
You will see by the inclosed letter to Colonel Temple (which I beg
you to forward,) that He is ordered to Frederick [damaged] with his
dismounted Dragoons to wait for one hundred Horses from your
Excellency of those collected for such Service, I need not add on this
head as you must be fully sensible [damaged] little can be done
without cavalry.
General Greene writes me to Complete Col^o Moylons Regiment
from the Mayriland Horses
I know not for my part How we are to be furnished accoutrements
for the Horses unless individual States will give us their help. If
our Excellency has any under your orders or could find means to pro-
vide them it would be a most essential piece of Service

August 11

[Jos^a Beall, Lieu^t P^s G^s C^ty Upper Malbro, to His Excell^y
Thomas Simm Lee Esq^r]

Lieu^t Boone who has Charge of Drafts from this County will
Deliver you this together with a return of my Proceedings in that
business, By Which you will find there are many Excues^d and my
reasons for so doing, several have not yet appeared others taken sick
since the draft and not able to appear, those who are I shall En-
deavour to collect and forward to Annapolis Unless they have very
good reasons for being Excused,
Was it Possible that I could be fully & perfectly Acquainted with
Every particular mans circumstance & State of health in the County,
I could Execute this busness with mutch more justice to the publick