76 Letters to the Governor and Council

February 18

An Acco^t of Arms &c. sent by Capⁿ Berry

50 Stand of Arms one half of which as Bayonets.
A Cask of Powder ab^t 80^lb w^t
2 large Cartridges of Powder about10^ll w^t
8 doz. ditto not filled
49 Cartridge Boxes with Hoops
100 6^ll Ball
A six pound Cannon the Carrage in bad order.
2 Rammers & Spunges
1 Ladle & Worm

February 19

[John Smith Brookes to The Honb^le The Governor & Council]

I have done myself the honour to write you repeatedly expressing
my want of Money to execute the business intrusted to my care. I
have now taken the liberty to repeat the request and at the same time
would beg leave to refer you to my former observation, respecting
the purchase being continued with money, for provisions of the meat
kind, as I apprehend the Collection will be too late to expect any
resources of meat from that business — if you should think the mode
improper, a small sum of Money will suffice for the present, but if on
the other hand you should advise the plan I shall need about soo£
St^e Cur^y I shall be very thankfull for a line from you by M^r Williams
at present I am very busy forwarding the provisions to Geo Town
agreeable to Your Commands.

February 19
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 122

[H. Hollingsworth, Head of Elk, to His Excellency, Thomas Sim
Lee, In Council.]

And please Your Excell⁷ & Honours By Captⁿ James Chambers
I received fifty six Barrels Flour from your Excellency and Honours.
It is the first I have received since closing the accounts of Last year
a Return of which is sent to the Hon^ble Board of War, and one
ready for your Board which shall be sent as soon as Giles who is
now gone to Philadelphia returns, the Quantity is from sixteen to
seventeen Thousand Barrels of Flour and about one Thousand B^bls
of Bread; Exclusive of what was Bought and sent on by Mess^r Patt
Ewing, Wedderstrand, the Commissioners of Cecil County, that sent
by way of Duck Creek, and other Posts, together with this State, and
Western consumption, all of which I have no account of, but sup-
pose they must be considerable.
The Flour detained by me on account of the Agents of the Bank
I have let pass on, as they have given me an Account of that with all
other Flour purchased and forwarded by them through this Post on
Bank account and given full satisfaction regarding it, as I am now
going to open a new Sett of Books in a new scene of business ac-
cording to my late appointment, will be thankfull for your General