562 Letters to the Governor and Council

December 4
Red Book
No. 5
Letter go

[John Hanson and Dan'l Carroll, Ph^a, to Gov Lee.]

We have the honor to enclose an extract from the communica-
tions lately made by the Minister of France to Congress, & request
to be informed of the quantity of arms & military Stores you have
ordered, and of any other circumstances relative to this Subject you
may see proper
The Count de Vergennes in a letter dated the 7^th of Sept^r men-
tions, that in consequence of applications from the States of Vir-
ginia & Maryland, the King had orderd a number of Arms & Mili-
tary Stores to be shiped to them, subject however to the order of
Congress: that these were to be paid for out of the Loan negotiating
in Holland, which he had reason to think wou'd be compleated

Dec. 4
Red Book
No. 28
Letter 28

[John Stewart, On board the Porpois, off Hoopers Straights To
Gov. Lee.]

This morning at Day light we made the Schooner Active Priva-
teer we immediately dispatch'd Captain Revelly with the Barge and
twenty men to reconoitre her, which he did; after about five hours
working to wind ward we got within half a mile of her; Capt.
Revelly then with great alacrity fired a Volly into her, and boarded,
this Gentlemans merit is too well known to admit a farther Com-
ment than to say that his Gallantry in this Action could not be sur-
passd even by himself. We have two prizes now in chase therefore
I will conclude this letter by informing y^r Excel^cy that the Capt of
the Prize says the last embarkation from N York is intended for
this Bay where he expects they are now arrived

December 6
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 51

[H. Hollingsworth, Head of Elk, to His Excellency, Thos. S.
Lee, Esqr.]

And please your Excellency & Honours Gentlemen on receipt of
yours of the 22^d Nov. Immediately began to Slaughter the Cattle
and sent Express to Col^o Blain for the Salt according to your or-
ders, Inclosed you have his answer by which you will be informed
there is none to be expected from him, as about one hundred of the
Cattle were Slaughtered before I received his answer I was obliged
to make use of what Salt I had of my own, and to borrow as much
of my neighbours as would Strike the Beef now slaughtered, but
shall want immediately for the remainder (and to pack the whole;)
as also to pay my debts will thank your Excellency & Honors for
your direction on this matter and how long I am to continue to
Slaughter as the Cattle are falling off, as also whether I am to con-
tinue to supply Col^o Yeates with Forage (through the season) and if
so how I am to obtain money to pay for it — whither I can have any
red (and hard) money to pay for the Forage already purchased, (in