100 Letters to the Governor and Council

March 3

burthen. He has learnt that your Excellency wants to Charter one or
two such Vessells to send to New York, and not being personally
known to you, solicits our recommendation. We know him to be well
attached to the cause of America his native Country — and he is a
man of considerable property in this Town; and his Character in all
respects very fair.

March 3

[Hercules Courtenay, Baltimore, His Excellency Tho^s Sim Lee Esq^r
Govn^r & the Honb^le the Council of Maryland]
Bought of Hercules Courtenay

2 hh^ds '
I p³ blue

Containing
Cloth

N^o

14

Sundry

28 1/2

Cloathing
yds

&c viz
@ £165 p

£4702.

.10.. 0

i ps "

"

"

3.

26 1/2

"

@ 155

4107.

.10.. 0

i ps "

"

"

3.

29

"

@ 135

39I5-

. — .. —

i ps "

"

"

5.

30

"

@ 140

4200.

. — .. —

i ps "

"

"

4.

27

"

@ 142

3834.

. — .. —

i p³ "

"

"

2.

31

"

@ 135

4185.

. — .. —

i p³ "

"

"

16.

29 1/2

"

@ 175

5162.

.10.. —

i p³ "

"

"

10.

30

"

@ 150

4500.

. — .. —

i p³ "

"

"

17.

15

"

@ 167...10.

2512.

.10.. —

i p³ "

"

"

1

9 1/2

"

@ 118 ..

1121

.. —

132 pair .

Ribb'd

Stockings

@ 52-10-

7140.

. — .. —

250 yds

£45380

curr^y

2 hh^ds With

ditto cost

W^h

cost

3 ap.

specie

each

300

At

100 f or I .....

£45680

The above Sum to be paid in Specie at the Rate of 2 of Specie for
every hundred pounds Curr^y W^h will make £456..16..0 in Specie or
as much Sirculating Bills of credit as will purchase said sum of
£456..i6..o Specie — on the I^st of May next Ensuing

March 3

His Excellency Tho^s Sim Lee Esq^r.
Sir I have the Honour of your fav^r of 1^st Ins^t and Agreeable to
your orders therein, have packed up the Cloths & Stockings am^t as
p Annexed Bill £456..16..0 Specie & the same are now ready for
your further orders for the Delivery.

March 3
Red Book
No. 30
Letter 112

[H. Hollingsworth, Head of Elk, to the Governor and Council]

And please your Excellency & Honours Your favour of the 28^th
February came yesterday to hand, I immediately set out in order to
purchase all the fat cattle and other provisions I could meet with and
am Just now returned after riding almost two days have been able
to purchase one Bulloch only, and one hundred weight of dryed Beef
though I have met with fifteen good Bullocks that will weigh from