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Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1781
Volume 47, Page 500   View pdf image (33K)
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500 Letters to the Governor and Council

September 20

small Vessels from Alexa for flour. I think they will carry about 400
Barrls and Colo Hendricks of Alexa Assures me he will in a short
time send up a Brigg which will take about 1000 Barrels, in the mean
time if I can get small Vessels I shall continue to send it forward
Agreable to your Orders.
I Recd yesterday by Colo Blain £1500 contl money and Letters for
Comys of F. County & Wash, which I sent forward yesterday by
Express in a half an Hour after I Recd it — believe there is little
Brandy or Whisky to be had in this County.
The new Money seems to have had a Check in some Quarters ;
People begin to be shy of it where it has Orriginated I cannot tell —
some say the People of Baltimore will not receive it

September 20

[David Poe, D. Q. M., Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.] (Pr Capt. Turpin)

The Bearer hereof John Turpin waits upon your Excellency for
your Directions, having Charge of 174 Bbls of Public Flour, on his
way to Head Quarters Virginia, As you must have the best Intelli-
gence of the Situation of our Bay, Please to give him Directions how
he may proceed on his way

September 21

[George Murdock, Fred Town to His Excellency Governor Lee]
(p Express)

The Prisoners still continue here and we are again without Flesh,
not only for them but for the Guard also, and not a Dollar of any
kind to purchase with — Col Price has some Cattle on hand, but has
some doubts about delivering them to me on your former order, If
your Excellency thinks proper, be pleased to make further order in
this matter.

September 23

[Chas Blake, Corsica, to His Excelly Thomas Sim Lee, Esqr]

Yr Excellency's orders of the 17th never came to hand till the
19th at which time I was order'd to deliver 150 head of Cattle on
Kent Point I immediately collected 97 Head all that could have the
least chance of getting there in time. I put them under the charge of
Messrs Saml Betton and Levin Downes (tho the Council are not in
general acquainted with them Mr Wright knows them to be good
Men) with orders to proceed as fast as possible to Kent Point. When
they came to the little ferry the wind was very high they drove them
into Swim them acros, but the Waves dashing in their faces forced
them on the drivers and they got so mad that they ran at every thing
in their way. I dispatch'd an Express to the Point to inform the Per-
sons orderd to receive that I had a drove on the way but could not pass
at any rate till the wind fell; and desir'd it it could be done to order
the Vessels into Wye where I would put the whole number of 150
or 300 on board if required; on the 21st the express returned and



 
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