432 Letters to the Governor and Council

August 20

sentation above — and clear from any Dissemulation or Disaffection
to our Cause, and that his an industrious Diligent Honest Man.
Tho^s Beall, Tho^s G. Watkins, Archibald Elson, Rezin Beall.

August 21

[Sarah Brown, Philadelphia, to Governor Lee]

Please to permit me to acquaint your Excellency, that it is now
upwards of Eight Months since the departure of my Husband from
this place, during which time he has never made me any remit-
tance whatever, which has reduced me to great inconvenience and
distress. House Rent here is so extravagantly dear, as well as all
the necessaries of Life, that I have been obliged to part with some
Articles of great Value, for less than half their worth to enable me
to support myself. My present occasion and very urgent necessity
has constrained me to draw on you for Twenty half Johanneses, in
favor of Captain Gazaway, which sum I hope will enable me to dis-
charge the Debts I owe, and maintain myself until I hear from my
Husband, to whom I write by this opportunity, to acquaint him that
I have drawn for Money agreeable to his advice and direction. What-
ever remittance is made me must be in hard money, or it will be of
no service here. The distressed situation I am in I hope you'l please
to admit as a sufficient apology for the trouble this Letter will give
you; and in full hopes that you'l pleased to Honor my Draft.
N B. If you have lately heard from my Husband Please to let me
know it, as I have not received a line from him for upwards of Six
Months.

August 21

[Sarah Brown, Philadelphia, to Governor Lee.]

Please to pay to Captain John Gazaway or order Twenty half
JohanneS^ts which place to the account of Major William Brown of
the Maryland Artillery.

August 21
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 58

[Stephen Steward, to the Governor & Council]

Honrebell Gentlemen I find I have not Iron Enuf to finish the
Galle so shall be oblege to you give me an order on M^r John Shriver
for one ton more which I now am In want of

August 21

[Jas. Calhoun, Baltimore, to the Council.]

I was favoured with yours of the 20^th requiring me to deliver
Mathew Ridley Esq^r two thousand Barrels of sweet Merchantable
flour on the 24^th Current.
It is utterly impossible for me to comply with this requisition for
Months to come as there is scarcely a Barrel of flour belonging to
this State now in my District that will answer that description, what
was made in Harford Baltimore & Ann Arundle Counties has been
mostly delivered to Col^l Smith and is greatly short of his order and
there has been no directions given in any of the other Counties to