January 1-December 31, 1781 77

direction and Instructions regarding the business as I would wish
to Imbark in the Business as early as the Service requires, which I
suppose is Immediately.
Least Giles should be detained I have inclosed a Return for which
the Vouchers are with me, shall pack and forward the remaining
Bread as soon as Casks can be had, and then close the Return for the
Year 1780, I am Just now informed from undoubted authority that
Paul Jones is arived at Philadelphia in a twenty Gun Ship with
Dispatches of the first consequence to America (not yet made
public)

February 19
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 122

Return Flour forwarded and Delivered at the Head of Elk the Pur-
chase of different Persons for the use of the United States

Ibid.
Letter 123

From whom received

Barrels

in the Year 1780

and by whom forwarded

Flour

Commiss^rs Hartford & Balti^o

Henry Hollingsworth

2102

d^o Different Counties

Thomas Ramsay

7i5i

Manufactured from Wheat

rec^d from difft Commiss^rs

3367

Different State purchasers

Tho^s Ramsay & E. Wright

1176

Bank in Philadelphia

Broom & Johnson

1338

ditto

Zebulon Hollingsworth

285

ditto

John Barnaby

340

Hon^ble Board War

Thomas Ramsay

200

bbls. Bread

15959

From different Purchasers

384

825

Manufactured at Elk

429

16784

Ditto and Delivered Thomas

Ramsay

12

5..3.. 2 supposed to be equal

to

12..2..1 unpacked

825

18..1..13

Not included in this Return the Flour purchased by Cecil County Commissions,
nor Flour forwarded by Patrick Ewing Esq^r Theo. Wederstrand Esq^r both A C p^s
the Quantities by them sent unknown

[Daniel Carroll, Philadelphia, to Gov. Lee.]

I did myself the honor of sending a few lines by Co^l Forest who
left this place on Sunday morning. Capt Paul Jones arrivd in this
City on Saturday night from L'Orient which he left about the Mid-
dle of Dec^r we are cruelly disapointed in not receiving any Cloaths
or Arms by him. A Vessel with cloaths, which saild with him, when
he was oblig'd by a Storm to return to Port, Cap^t Jones says, was
taken & carried into England. The arms he had on board were dam-
ag'd & Landed, & cou'd not be put in order against his departure.
He has not brought any Public Stores, that I hear of, excepting ab^t
400 Barrells of Powder, & some lead. Cloathing for ten thousand
men ready made up, besides a considerable quantity of Cloth &c &
the arms remained in France for other opportunitys
On the first day of my appearing in Congress, I delivered the Act
empowering the Delegates of Maryland to Subscribe the Articles of
Confederation &c. It was read & entered on the Journals. The pres-
ence of another Delegate is only wanting to compleat this impor-

February 20
Red Book
No. 5
Letter 56