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forty four bushells & half, so that their was twenty one bushells &
half short measure. The damaged Corn in the Vessell and the short
measure diminishes the quantity of 844! to 789 bushells, which
is on its passage to the Head of Elk, at 307 per bushell freight, high
as it is was the best terms I could get.

April 15

600 bushells seized at

£ 8.0.0 perr bus^l

71^ d^o appraised
Hugh Hopewell

^by}at 8.0.0

173 d^o bought

«44i

34 damaged

8io|

2i| short measure

789 ship'dforElk

[Alex Somervel, Calvert County to Mr. Archibald Golder
Clk Committee &c, Annapolis]

Sir A Letter from you, to Mes^rs Gray, Somervell & Chase was
some time past put into my hands, relative to the Collection of Flour
&c. for the army; I have only to inform the Committee, that about
the first of February last I wrote to the Governour & Council letting
them know, that there was neither Flour, Wheat or Rye to be got
in this County as I could hear of. I also Inform'd them that I could
get some Indian corn and requested them to furnish me with linnen
to make Baggs to contain about 20 or 30 Bushels for the more
Speedy collection (the roads then being excessive bad) and also
desired their Instructions. The above Letter was Carried to An-
napolis By M^r James Morsel our late Sheriff and I having never
receiv'd any Answer, Concluded that Corn was not wanting and
therefore have Collected none.

April 17

[W^m Whitely Caroline County to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esqr]

Your Excellency & Honours. Agreable to your request of the 28^th
March I have Called on the Several Field Officers of this County for
lists of the men passed by them, and it is with regrett that I inform
you, that there is not One recruit inlisted in this County.

April 17

[William Smallwood, Portobacco to Goveror Lee]

Sir This will be addressed by M^r Edward Hamilton who is
desirous of entering into the Army provided he can obtain an En-
signs Commission. The young Gentlemen is a Stranger to me but I

April 18
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