504 Letters to the Governor and Council

September 26

[John Mitchell, Piscattaway To Hon^ble Stephen West, Esq^r
Annapolis]

Last Saturday morning I came from Baltimore to Annapolis
& hop'd to have had the pleasure of seeing you in the Afternoon
& agreeable to your kind promise, should have Craved your Advise
& instruction in Negociateing A bill for Canvace that I supply'd
the State with.
I have the real mortifycation to find that I am liable to Lose £2: 12
by Ever Booth that I most chearfully give up for the use of my
Country — but have no Doubt of Redress when represent the real
Circumstance to his Exc^y & the Hon^r Councell. I conceive every man
who is the real friend to his Country ought to lend Every Aid in his
power. I therefore have the sattisfaction to advise you that I have
had latly come to hand some Exceeding fine Light Duck, which the
State shall have the preferance of at the price Allow'd M^r Jesse
Tayler £15:2: tho he (Jesse Tayler) hath offer 'd me Cash in hand
£16: 15 should the Councel stand in need of this offer please to
write me p^r Charles Lansdail. I had offer'd to go down the Bay, in
the French Cutter, as a poilate for one of there ships, but my Doct^r
old Wesenthall strongly oppoS^td it — the wound in my neck is exceed-
ing bad, that I shall lose the pleasure of being a party concern'd in
the Taken Cornwallace.

September 26

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

I had the honor to receive yours of the 23^d and would have imme-
diately set out on a tour through my district had I been able to ride
but I have been laid up for several days past with a Billious Feaver
and at this time am scarcely able to walk across the room.
When you wrote me last on this Subject the Troops were on their
march from the Head of Elk to this place and I could not possibly
leave home but immediately inclosed a certified copy of your impress
warrant with one of my own anexed to the Commissaries of Fred^k
and Washington Counties, and wrote them in the most urgent man-
ner possible not only to forward all the flour they had on hand to
George Town and this place but not to loose a moment of time in
getting the wheat manufactured into good flour & waggoned with-
out delay to George Town as the Combined Army in Virginia would
be in immediate want of it, and they write me very favourable on the
Subject; copies of their Letters I do myself the honor to enclose for
your Satisfaction.
As soon as I am able, shall visit the different Counties on this busi-
ness and in the mean time will do every thing I can by writing