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Bbles in my possession belonging to Virginia if your Excell^y will
Include them in the Specific Receipt I expect from you, might be paid
to M^r Smith & with a little aid would finally settle that unfortunate
affair. This will be much the easiest & most equitable Mode of
Settling.

February 14
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 24

[Jas. Calhoun, Baltimore to the Governor and Council.]

I have not been Honoured with a letter from your Board since
M^r Chase left this but hear that M^r Yates was elected Auctioneer
for this county which confess has mortified me not a little as it was
the only place I ever solicited & had flattering hopes of success
After what I wrote you last it is perhaps improper for me to do
any act whatsoever in the Commissary Departm^t but the necessity of
the case induced me to continue furnishing M^r Donnellan with Pro-
visions &c^a to Issue at this Post, and ship stuff & casks to enable him
to get the damaged flour baked into Bread. If no appointment has
yet been made in that Department I should be glad to have an opper-
tunity of consulting your Excellency & Council on some part of the
present Supply Bill previous to anything farther being done in that
matter and will wait on you for that purpose if agreeable

February 15

[Richd Dallam, Harford County, to Gov. Lee]

There being no directions in the Law for my receiving Indian
Corn for the present Taxs And being frequently apply^d to by Gentⁿ
Who have Corn to sell and Who will wait for the money untill it can
be collected I have thought it my duty to inform Your Excellency
And to desire Orders to purchase as I doubt not its being want^d for
the Army the price askd me is three shillings p Bush^l shell^d
As your Excellency may wish to form a judgment of the Quanti-
ties of Provisions that may be expected from each County in Virtue
of the Law for raising supplies for the present year I therefore in-
form your Excellency that not more then 3000 Bush^ls Wheat can
with certainty be reckoned on from us. As to Pork & Beef I have
no hopes of obtain'g a pound neither can I promise any fall Cattle,
A few Poor Steers may be purchased which may be fatted with the
ofall of the wheat & a Little Hay, by the months May & June at
which Time I apprehend they will be much want'd I shall be Glad to
be favor'd with Your Excellencys sentiments as soon as may be
convenient

February 15

[William Hanna, to Governor Lee and Council]

The State Skew drifted to the eastern Shore last Summer, &
has been there ever since. If you think proper to sell her; I shall
give you the Value of her in Wood delivered at Annapolis, Please
let me know your Price & oblige

February 15