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he has brought for examination about six horses & tells me that the
nonjurors have not horses fit for the purpose, I have done all in my
power to spur him to execute the Law with dispatch & have requested
him to call on the commissioners for their direction. I am apprehen-
sive that I shall not be able to send all the recruits agreeable to my
list some of them being in the Country without Permission.

August 23

[Chas Blake, Corsica, to His Ex: Thos. S. Lee Esq^r]

There is no provision now on hand but about no bar: of
flour which the Millers could not finish for want of water, but will
now be done and sent forward to Col^o Hollinsworths order immedi-
ately. I sent 154 bar: last week; there will be no provisions of the
Meat Kind rec^d here this year I believe, as wheat is so plenty and a
better price allowed for that than for provisions of the Meat Kind ;
the People seem all anxious to pay off both taxes in wheat, it is
thought there will be near twenty thousand bushels collected in this
Country, there is some brann and Shorts on hand which I am ap-
prehensive will spoil by laying; corn is so plenty that there is no
markett for them; I have been offer'd ten pence for some, corn is to
be had at eighteen, the Millers complain of keeping them in their
way; I am affraid I shall be obliged to take that price to gett them
out of the way of spoiling.

August 23

[J. H. Stone, Annapolis, to Hezekiah Reeder, Esquire, Commissary,
Charles County] (By Mr. Kerrick)

I wrote you by our express requesting you not to take any of
my Cattle since then the distresses of the troops at this Place has
obliged our officers to take every Beef fit for use that M^r Couden
& myself had in this County and left us intirely destitute. If there-
fore you shou'd take any of mine in Charles it will really be distress-
ing & deprive me of meat for my family the ensueing winter. I there-
fore request you if you have taken any of my Cattle and have not
sent them off, that you will return them and I am certain on this in-
formation you will think I have contributed at least my Proportion
& if not already taken any of them you will not do it. It will be
necessary for you to forward without delay the number of Cattle
directed by the Go & C^o as they will shortly be wanted.
You will receive £60 by M^r Kerrick to defray the expences of your
department. I beg you will inform me by the first about my Cattle
that I may know how to act.

August 23

[Joseph Ford to Gov. Lee.] (Favor of Mr. Campbell.)

I Received a letter from your Hon^ble Board of the 14^th Ins^t In-
forming me that M^r Mills was furnished with so£ of the late emis-
sion for the use of my department which he informs me he never

August 23