498 Letters to the Governor and Council

September 17
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 140

coming from the Eastward that will be here this day, I have ordered
the Drover to receive what will be collected here and proceed forward
to the Army with them — this I have done to prevent any delay that
might happen by waiting for Drovers until the Quarter Master here
could procure them. On receipt of your Excellency's Letter the Com-
missary here has sent three small Boats with Flour in the whole about
One hundred & twenty barrels, there are no Topsail Vessels here and
those at Alexandria have been refused the Q Master who went there
on purpose to demand them — I shall make Application for them &
hope for success. Should I fail and this Flour be delayed the Army
must inevitably want Bread, for this is our only dependence for a
present Supply. I do not hear that any Flour or Cattle have yet been
forwarded from Frederick, shall write the Commissary for that
County and urge him to be expeditious. But in order to fulfil the
Expectations of Government and to have the supplies forwarded
with certainty and dispatch — I am of Opinion that M^r Calhoun should
instantly make a Tour thro' his District, and see that his Assistants
do their duty and forward the Supplies so much wanted — by doing
this he will have the evidence of his own Eyes, and be able to repre-
sent to your Excellency & Council the true State of facts by being
possessed of which your Excellencies correspondence with the
Comm^dr in Chief will be certain on the Subject of Supplies & of
course no disappointments arrise but what you can advise General
Washington, Col Blain or myself of in time. Your Excellency will
pardon my pointing to the duty of M^r Calhoun, my greatest wish
is to have the Troops supplied, to effect which I shall spare no pains
or fatigue myself

September 18

[Lt. Rob^t Denny, Ann^s, to his Excell^y Governor Lee]

Captain Rezin Davis has been requested by Gen^l Smallwood and
Major Roxburgh to join & take a command untill the expiration
of this Campaign in the 4^th Reg^t he being a Supern^y formerly of
the Rifle Reg^t yet is anxious to embrace the opportunity of serving
his country, as the Gen^l is not returned to Annapolis, I should wish
to have your sentiments respecting his receiving a proportion of
specie with those officers of the 5^th Reg^t if there is none in the Trea-
sury I have a small Allowance in my hand, for those Officers.

September 18

[Elie Williams, Eliz^th Town, to the Council.]

Col. Barret who resides in the upper part of the County has sent
me an Acc^t of 13 men (enlisted under the Act for raising two Bat-
talions of militia &c) one of which deserted on his march to this
place which acc^ts for his name not appearing on the Enrollm^t & Quali-
fication taken here, however the class will claim the Benefit of having
furnish'd a Recruit as they had all sign'd a kind of an Enlistm^t on