my request in behalf of this unhappy man and your Excellency will confer a very remarkable and lasting obligation on

I do myself the honor of forwarding the inclosed from Genl. Knox on the Subject of Land Warrants, & beg leave to refer you for further information to Genl. Williams who is here at present, & will return next week.

I have the honor to be with great respect, Sr.

[Enclosure]

Yr most Obt Servt

DANL. CARROLL.

Sir

War Office, 20th May, 1789.

I thank you for having shewn me the letter from his Excelency governor Howard, wherein he expresses his wish, that the warrants for the bounties of land due the late army might be transmitted to the respective States, and there issued to the parties entitled to the same, as being more convenient than the present arrangement.

Independent of my not having authority from Congress to distribute the warrants in that mode, I presume it could not be adopted, consistently with justice to the public, and the degree of regularity necessary to be observed in the business.

Although some States may have offices to which this business might be attached, yet it is most probable that claims would afterwards be made on the United States for compensation,

and in other states, offices at a considerable expense must be established for the purpose.

But were the expense out of the question the system necessary to be observed in examining the original claims, the numerous transfers, and the recording the warrants issued, and taking the receipts for the same, all require the business to be carried on under one direction.

The officers and soldiers in the respective states can easily empower any of the delegates in Congress to receive their warrants, and one power will serve for any number, and they can receive their warrants without any expence.

I should be happy to concur in any proper mode in order that the warrants might [be] distributed with the greatest facility. But the rules established on this point appear to be necessary, in order to guard as well the individuals, as the public from injury.

The honorable

MR. DANIEL CARROLL,

I have the honor to be, Sir
with the highest respect

Your most obedient
Humble Servant

H. KNOX.

BOND OF THOMAS WRIGHT.

State of Maryland, Sct.

Know all men by these presents that we, Thomas Hynson Wright of Queen Ann's County and Samuel Turbutt Wright of the same County, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the full and just sum of five hundred Pounds Gold to be paid to the State of Maryland; to which Payment well and truly to be made and done We bind ourselves our Heirs Executors and Administrators jointly and severally for and in the whole firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals

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and dated this twenty-first day of April in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one.

The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Thomas Hynson Wright do not depart the County of Queen Ann's without the leave of the Governor and Council for the Time being and shall be of good Behaviour during the present war with Great Britain, and in the mean time shall not by any act or speaking do anything to the prejudice of this State or the United States then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full Force and Virtue.

Signed sealed and delivered

in the presence of

T. Johnson, Jr.

[Endorsed

Bond/Thomas Wright / good Behaviour / 23rd April, 1781/3 Jany. 1783. Restriction to /Q Ann's County taken off.

Maryland Frederick County Sct.

This is to testifie that I Henry Shell the subscriber having been Indicted, Araigned and found guilty of high Treason do most willingly and Thankfully Accept the Conditions Contained in the most Gracious Pardon granted to me by has Excellency the Governor dated the eighteenth Inst and will forthwith Enter my Self on Board of one of his most Christian Majesties Ships of War during the Continuance of the present War between America and great Brittain and will not depart therefrom during the continuance of the said Term.

Witness by hand and Seal this twentieth day of September, Seventeen hundred and Eighty one.

Test

Chris. Edelen

HEINRICH SHELL.

Benjamin Pettenger.

From the original in the possession of the estate of James J. Higginson, Esq., of New York City. Note the reference to tea.

Sir.

Annapolis, Oct. 27th, 1774.

I Doubt not you'l pay some Attention to the Inclosed Advertisement by an Inquiry among the Bakers. Johnston is a good & ready workman at his Business & a handy Active fellow at almost anything, we think they must stop to work to Raise Cash (perhaps to Carry them to N:York if not Passed in the Stages to that place already).

I have sold one Hogd. of the Spirits at 5/- two Hogd. of Continent Rum @ 2/4 & all other Articles of yours remain as hen you were here. I have been Offered 12d. for the Coffy but will not take it. I hope the time Aproches to furnish me th an Opportunity of furnishing you with a Pleasing act. of Sales, though I assure you the Money in them is Still much anting. .. Your tea goes of this day to Care of Capt. Kilbreaths Stage of Baltimore in Very good Order & Properly Directed & am Sir

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to

P. S. when may we Expect the Articles you were Pleased
Undertake the Purchasing of for us.

To

Mx. Wm. Paterson

at Mr. John Bayards,

Enclosure.

Second Street,

Philadelphia.

FIFTEEN POUNDS REWARD.

Ran away from the subscribers, living at Annapolis, on the night of the 22nd. instant, October, three servant men, viz.

JOHN JOHNSON, a Scotsman by trade a baker, about 33 years of age, a seeming orderly fellow, speaks deliberately, but not much on the Scots dialect, is 5 feet near 6 or 7 inches high, of a dark complexion, and strait black hair: had on, and is supposed to have taken with him, a light coloured cloth coat metal buttons, a fustian waistcoat, two dowlass and two linen shirts, a pair of leather breeches and oznabrig trousers; had a silver watch in his pocket with a silver dial plate to it. MATTHEW DRISCOL, an Irishman, about twenty years of age, by trade a baker, five feet near six inches high, of a pale yellow complexion, his face a little pimpled, short light brown hair much inclined to curl, and round shouldered: had on and took with him, a blue coat and jacket, with yellow metal buttons, a crimson flannel waistcoat, leather breeches, and oznabrig trousers. CHARLES BLUNDELL, an Englishman, about 19 years of age, by trade a rope-maker, 5 feet, 8 or 9 inches high, a very slender made fellow, much Knock-kneed, with light brown hair very short: had on and took with him, a dark brown jacket, oznabrig shirt and trousers. The above servants are supposed to have gone in a small boat with a black bottom, and tarred on her gunwales, is no way painted, has rings in her to be occasionally hoisted on deck by, rows very light and goes well, has a step in her keelson for a mast. Whoever takes up and secures said servants so as their masters may get them again, shall be paid forty shillings for each if taken in the province, and if out of this province, £5 paid by

WHEATCROFT and HIGGINSON.

N. B. Whoever brings back the boat and delivers her to the owners shall be entitled to forty shillings reward.

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