80 Letters to the Governor and Council

February 20
[Indorsed,
"Nol. Pros,
granted 22d
Feb^y 1781 on
Condⁿ that
he enlistes
during the
War "]

[Geo: Lindenberger, Baltimore town, to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee]

I have the Honour to Inform your Excellency that a Certain
frenchmen named Desermeau was brought before me, on suspition
of feloneously taking, Steahling, and carrying away Two Great Coats,
the property off Levy james and Gardrill of Baltimore town; on
Examination, The above named frenchmen pleat Gilty, but said it
was enother person whose name he knew not took the Coats, and
gave him, Confessant, one, and as it was late in the Night, and Cold,
and they both hath been in Liquor, they carrid off s^d Coats, with
Intent to come back next morning deliver the Coats, and pay for the
Liquor they hath in the same house as it was a Tavern upon which
Confession I Comitted him said Desermeau, and as he has made
Application To inlist in the American Army during the Warr, I
have tought proper, to acquaint your Exc^y therewith, and as the
Owners have their property restored to them already, I make no
doubt, you will grant him a Nolle pross.

February 21
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 125

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

And please your Excellency & Honours By Capt. James Cham-
bers of whom I received fifty six Barrels of Flour on Account of the
State I incloS^td to your Excellency and Honours a Return of all the
Flour and Bread pasS^td through this Post on public Account, except
what was Purchased by Mess^rs Ewing, Wedderstrand, the Commis-
sioners of this County, and that sent by the Commissioners of Kent
by way of Duck Creek & Appaquinnimy, (which has not come to
my knowledge) but least that Return should not have come to hand
in time, I have sent a duplicate by Giles, a copy of which is sent to
the Honourable Board of war as p your Orders, there is about two
hundred Barrels of Bread yet on hand, which I shall enter and report
in the next months Returns, being desirous of closing the present
for the Year 1780, before a supply of Provisions comes in on the
new sistem; And as the service requires an early exertion on the
part of the Staff, to procure Supplies for the Army for the Ensuing
Campain.
I shall be much obliged to your Excellency and Honours for the
Law, by which I am appointed, and your particular Directions and
Instructions thereon, also for the papers letters &^ca left in your
chamber by M^r Judge Hanson with your Excellency and Honours
Comment on his opinion relative to me, with anything you may
please to Express on the Subject, this I am emboldened to solicite as
I am shortly to attend in Philadelphia with the Accounts which those
papers relate to, in order to complete a settlement, (the present being
the most convenient opportunity that may offer for some time) (will
thank you to send them by Jiles)