Letters to the Council. 533

[The Petition endorsed by: Isaac Clare, Jarvis Avis, Richard
Evrest, John Williams, Kinsey Gardner, Joseph Gardner, Lyas
Dotson, John Mills, James Dotson, John Pautoy, William Gray,
Tho^s Gray, Eason Edmonds, Jn^o Pitcher, Sam^l Pitcher, Leonard
Mills, Edward Trueman, F. Williams, Thos Boney.]

Red Book
No. 30

[Bennett Mathews to Gov Lee]

His Excellency Sir Wensday Septem^r the fourth Calep Hall in
the Boat Liberty came along side the Independance at North Point
and Informed me he had stores for New Town Chester with your
orders which I have Taken upon me to Stop and sent her back to
Baltimore, which Sir I hope you will Excuse as there is no Passing
the Bay at this time there Being a Large Ship Laying off Swan
Point and two Tenders which came down the Bay to day one other
Large Ship Stood down the Bay to Annapolis and at four o'clock
in the Evening saw the smoke of several Cannon of Kent Island and
soon after saw one Large Ship Standing up the Bay off Love Point,
I shall still Continue my Station heare to watch if they make any
attempt on this Port which I shall inform you with and shall give
you all the Inteligence shall appear to me; I could wish the other
Galleys was down the River as they would be of Great use as one
Galley is two much Exposed with there Tenders & Boats to take a
full view of them
p. S. Should the Bay be not clear to Morrow and you think
Proper if David comes down I think we shall be able to Convoy
Calip Hall across to Easton Neck there was three Large Ships went
down Past Swan Point yesterday about four o'clock.

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[Rebecker Phelps To his Excellency Thomas Sim Lee Esq^r Gov-
ernor of Maryland, and To his Honourible Council]

the Humbel Petition of Rebecker Phelps Widdow of James Phelps,
who Departed this Life on yesterday the 26 of this instant, by a long
and tedgus Spel of the Dropsey, which has Renderd him unabel to be
of any Maner of assistance to himself or your Humbel Petitioner
or his famely of poore helples Children, and has Redused your
Petitioner by his sickness & the severity of Times, To the Necessity
of Beggin your Excellencys Releaf in Gettin him some plank to Make
a Coffen, as it not in your Humble Petitioners power to purchase as
Much, and I hope the Honble Council will Consider the Distress of
their Humble Petitioner, and Distribute as Much as will inabel their
Humble Petitioner to Burey her Deceased Husband, which will
Ever in Dutey bound in Gage the prayers of your Petitioner.

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