476 Letters to the Governor and Council

September 4
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 58

List of the Ships which compose this Fleet

i — no Guns, 3 — 84 Guns, 19 — 74 Guns, 4 64 Guns, 1 — 50 Guns,
2 — 44 Frigates, 2 — 32 Frigates, 1 68 Cutter.

September 4

[William McBryde, To His Excellency Tho^s S. Lee Esq^r]

I Rece^d yours Dated August 30^th & therewith £100 New Emis-
sion, you may Rely on my doing every thing in my Power with the
utmost Dispatch, for the Publick Interest, as farr as that Small Sum
will go, tho' am afraid & almost Certain not near that Quantity Can
be got in this County, of Cattle fitt for Beef & Salt Provision is now
Pretty scare.
I must Confess there is Two things Lately happened that a Good
Deal Surprizes me (& I hope your Goodness will Excuse my asking
the Reason, & Send it me by first oppertunity. Especially when I
Declare on my honour, it is with no other View but to Clear up
my own Character, which has been Maliciously & falsly injured,)
Viz^t £500, Sent Coll^o Chaillie Com. Gen^l to Purchase Salt Provisions
& £500 Sent to this County for Same use, but not sent to the Com :
Likewise the Letter sent me Directed to me as the Acting Com: from
this it appears you Expected I was Turn'd out, which I hope you'll not
do, Till I know for why, & have an opp^y of Showing the World I am

innocent, of the Charge, being Guilt/ of nothing amiss in that Station

that I ever was Sencible of, I hope you will Excuse this freedom &
Oblige me with an answer, & as Soon as I know how many Cattle, &
how much Pork I Can get, will wait on you myself & Bring my old
Acc^ts to Settle, I have now 18 Barrells Salt Pork by me, & no more
Provision of any kind, only a few Beeves,

September 4
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 38

[Geo. P. Keeports, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.]

May It Please your Excel^cy I have Just Rec^d yours by Express and
shall Exert my Self To send Down to morrow all my Purchases
which will amount to about 130 Good Blankets made of Cloth Col-
lected in This Town. I am much Afraid of Getting Camp Kettles
made up in a Hurry The Workmen in Town will not work for New
money. There is no Shoes in Town at Present but shall Exert my self
to Procure Them as soon as Possible

September 4

[Chris^r Birckhead Lieu^t T[albot] County To W^m Whitely Esq^r
Lieu^t of Caroline County]

The bearer hereof Allemby Millington at this time and has
been for these several years past an enroll'd Militia man in this
County; I have also a Certificate from his Captain that he attends
constantly at the Muster field and does his duty as a good Soldier.
He has also been clasS^td and stood all the draughts in the County
[Indorsed " Discharged from the Draught in Caroline County
19^th Sept^r 1781 by Gov^r & Council "]