542 Letters to the Governor and Council

November 5

Year 1776 during the War, and always did his duty faithfully &
Conscientiously, as become a Soldier, but being now by Reason of
Cold and Sickness, rendered unfit for duty Your Excellencys Peti-
tioner Humbly pleads, That your Excellency & Council would take
his Case into Consideration, And Allow him something out of either
half pay or pension, as shall seem meet to Your Excellency & Coun-
cil, As your Petitioner is at present in great need of a Blankett a
Shirt & pair of Shoes, And has got a Wife & Children to Care for,
& no otherwise provided for — And your Excellencys petitioner As
in Duty bound shall ever pray.

November 5
Red Book
No. 9
Letter 126

[Chas. Thomson, Philad³, to Gov. Lee.]

I have the honor to inform you that this day pursuant to the arti-
cles of Confederation, the United States in Congress Assembled pro-
ceeded to the choice of a President and have elected for the ensuing
year, his Excellency John Hanson

November 6

[Tho. Price, Frederick Town, to Gov. Lee.]

Previous to your late Instructions respecting my not sending any
more Beef, Cattle &^ca to Virginia I had sent off the last Drove, which
together with the former made up in the whole two hundred & eighty
three Head; I had also forwarded all the Flour, agreeable to Direc-
tions from the Commissary Gen^l so that at present there is a Scarcity
of both these material Articles, there not remaining on hand Viz. of
Beef Cattle, more than twelve, & they small, and of Flour not ex-
ceeding one hundred bbls. There is 'tis true Wheat enough, but the
Waters are so low that little can be ground & nothing but Rain or
Supplies from other Parts can prevent a Scarcity in the Articles of
Bread
But if my Views respecting the article of Bread be discouraging
in Respect of Flesh Provisions they are more so; The Guards kept
up here have been a continual Drain to this County, the calling out
the Select Militia & Light Horse & supporting them, tho but for
some Days required large Quantities, but the seizures for the Supply
of the Army has rendered it very scarce indeed: when to these is
added the Depreciation of red Money, the Difficulty of procuring any
further or large Supply of that Article is very manifest; hard Money
& nothing else, can in any Measure lessen the Difficulty. I was in-
formed by Doctor Philip Thomas last Night that M^r George Murdock
was appointed issuing Commissary here, but having learnt this Morn-
ing that he refuses to Officiate I shall continue to act as formerly till I
shall receive your orders to the contrary

November 7
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 151

[James Sulivane, Corny D. Co^ty, Dorchester County, to Gov. Lee.]

As my purchase of Cattle is nearly Compleated the people are
much distressed for the Balance due them as many have depended