582 Letters to the Governor and Council

December 28
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 34
[Indorsed
" Referred
to Judge
Hanson"]

be so moved by his situation as well as that of his distressed &
afflicted Father as to cause him to be removed from the present
place of his confinement to any other place whereby he may not
become a Sacrifice to the Inclemency of the weather, & where he
must if continued submitt to inevitable Fate.
Your memorialist therefore Hopes that your Excellency and
Honours will take the premises into consideration & take such order
therein as shall seem meet.

December 28

[John Macdonald, Lieut 80^th British Regt, Frederick Town,
to the Governor and Council.]

By the fortune of War I was taken prisoner under Lord Corn-
wallis at York in Virginia. I have an Uncle in St. Mary's County,
John Somervell by name whom I never saw, but as I have heard
my mother often mention him with the utmost tenderness and
affection I am very desirous to pay him a visit, could I be so happy
Gentlemen, as to obtain your leave & permission for that purpose.
If you please to indulge me in this request I shall be very punctual,
to return when you order me.

December 29
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 53
[Copy]

[H. Hollingsworth, Head of Elk, to His Excellency, Thos Sim
Lee, Esqr, in Council.] (fav^d P^r Mr. Williams)

And Please your Excell^cy & Honours Your fav^r of the 11^th is
now before me, I wrote to M^r Calhoun for the Salt and have sent
to Philad^a at the same time (least one of the ways should miscarry)
as I have lately received three vessel Loads of Beef from below and
expect several more, and am still slaughtering Cattle, I have about
one hundred on hand, about forty of which are too poor to kill
(which as Forage is rendered very scarce in this neighborhood) I
shall sell, am making Sale of Part of the wheat and flour to enable
me to go on with the State business, and to close my account for the
present year as soon as possible, you mention sending some Red
money by M^r Job, as tis uncertain when that Gentleman will return
home I'le thank you to send it by M^r Baruch Williams, as I am
much in arrears for Forage for the Army, a part of which I am
to pay in Red money, and if I am not furnished with it, shall be
obliged to pay the hard, as I am fully determined to bring forward
all my Accounts against the State as soon as possible, which cant
be done without the money, nor would a single person trust me
without the fullest promises of punctual payments (which I am now
dun'd for ten times a day) and do most earnestly intreat you will
enable me to make good, that I may if possible bring the State
again into Credit, and settle my Accounts to your and the Honourable
Assemblys Satisfaction (and to retire)