426 Letters to the Governor and Council

August 17

[Jas. Calhoun, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.]

The bearer of this M^rs Parks waits on your Excellency respecting
her Husband who has been confined in the Jail of this County for
some considerable time past on suspicion of being concerned with
the conspirators of Fred^k & Washington Counties in their late un-
natural rebellion against the State, but as we learn no evidence has
been produced to support the charge during the Sitting of the Court
at Fred^k presume Your Excellency will not think it necessary to
detain him any longer in Custody unless you should be possessed of
other information respecting his Guilt than what has come to our
knowledge. Under this Idea M^rs Parks presumes to apply for his
discharge & has requested me to trouble your Excellency on the
Subject

August 17
Red Book
No. 26
Letter 30

[Col. Sam: Smith Balt, to His Excel^y Thomas S. Lee Esq^r]

This will be presented your Excell^y by M^rs Parks the wife of
John Parks now Confin'd in Jail, on suspicion of being Concern'd
with the Tories of Frederick. His Conduct since his residence in
this place has been peacable. He has generally attended the Militia.
I am inform'd there is no Evidence against him. I do not Consider
him a dangerous Person, & Beg permission to Intercede with your
Excell^y for his release.

August 18

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

This will be delivered to you by Nicholas Goldsbury, and Cuth^t
Jones, of the drafted Militia, to serve till the tenth of Dec^r 1781,
the Ballance of the men, I have not been able to collect, and I am
apprehensive it will not be in my power to do, as most of them have
left the Co^ty

August 18
Red Book

No. 5
Letter 101

[Dan'l Carroll and Dan of St. Thos. Jenifer, Philadelphia, to
Gov. Lee.]

A favourable occasion offering to obtain from Congress particular
passports, for the importation of a quantity of salt into our State,
we made an application for that purpose, & the Letter you will re-
ceive herewith front the President, contains the resolves of Congress
thereon & the passports
M^r Mullahon has only sold 12 hh^ds of Tobacco — the proceeds of
which divided between M^r Potts & ourselves have afforded a very
scanty releif. The Tobacco on hand being from the Lower ware-
houses & bad in quallity, will hardly comand any price; the charges
being paid very little will be put into our pockets. Unless we can
receive assistance some other way, we shall remain under very great
dificulties, or shall be oblig'd to part with the Tobacco on terms very
disadvantagious to the State.