Military:  Revolutionary War Corn List, Worcester County, Maryland

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Revolutionary War Corn List
Provided by Craig O'Donnell  and transcribed from the Archives of Maryland. 
[Joseph Dashiell, Worcester County to Gov. Lee]

Sir I this moment Recd yours by the Barer Mr Wilmat Inclosing Sundry Acts of Assembly 
&c and a Commission for purchasing Salted Provision &c. I Could wish you had fixt a 
price that you would have been willing I should have given for Each kind their is a 
Quantity of Salt pork and Backon, which they hold very high & I have reason to beleave 
in spite of all the Vigilence that has been used to prevent it that our people are Dayly 
sending to Philadelphia pork &c. Inclos'd you have a return of what Provision we have 
procured under the Act for an immediat suply of flower &c. We Expect but Very Little 
more in: I have sent Near three thousand Bushls. Corn to the head of Elk and hope to 
have the remainder aflote in a few Days: Two hundred & Eighty Bushls of Corn shipt to 
Trenton town but I have not heard of its arival. Should Be much Oblidge to you for the 
prices of Salted Provision and Likewise the Prices of Cartage, as I have promis'd those 
who have Carted the Corn to allow them what ever is given in the public Service for the 
same Work. and if I Could posably get it to pay them the money as they are Generally 
poore men that Realy want it, and the Collectors of the Tax refuse to take their 
Certificates for their Taxes, I imagine that if your Excellency Could send down the Cash 
and fix a price that abought one hundred Barels of pork, might be had in this County 
and perhaps a Considerable Quantity of Bacon, tho I do not think they will part with a 
Barel for Certificats or Tobacco. You may Rely on my Exertions, in every respect NB. I 
should be much Oblidge To you for A Certificate for my Commissions on the purchase of 
Corn for 6273-1/2 Dollars.

A List of Sundry Persons Corn Purchased of for the use of the State of
Maryland Viz.

John Spence	65-1/2		@	150/
Edward Pettit	200	 -	@	150/
John Robens	100	 -	@	150/
William Allen	50	 -	@	150/
William Handy	200	 -	@	150/
  Total		615-1/2

p. Sam'l Handy Comssr of Worcester County June 19th 1780


A List of Corn purchas'd in Worcester County for the use of the State of Maryland.
of
William Handy		80 Bus'l
Peter Chaille		1100
William Holland		100
Nehemiah Holland	100
Sarah Purnell		100
Matt. Mumford		60
Isaac Evans		30
Zadok Purnell		125
John Massey		100
William Ironshire	350
John Postley		160
James Houston		109
Outten Sturgis		100
Edmd N. Nelms		50
Thomas Fookes		30
Jethro Bowen		200
H. Denis & Selby	2-1/2
William Handy		200
William Aydelott	100
Joshua Sturgis		116
William Allen		232-1/2
Joshua Townsend		150
Comfort Elmore		31-1/2
John White		150
Edward Hammond 		140
William Purnell		400
Thomas Purnell		125
David Fassitt		506
Hillery Pitts		100
John Powel		12
John McClain		50
John Gillitt		50
Sarah Collier		100
Mary Bradford		25
Solomon Long		100
John Fassitt		100
Solomon Campbell	100
William Fassitt		50
Thomas Gray junr	75
Thomas Gray Senr	25
Josiah Dale		50
John Hollond		30
William Rownd		40
Henry Franklin		70
Joseph Ironshire	50
William Bratten		20
John Dubberly		100
John Henry		100
Richard Mills		5
John Jones		375
David Fassitt		500
			7078-1/2
George Howard Aydelott	75

Total-			7153-1/2


7153-1/2 Bush Corn @ =A37.18 p. =A353651-1/2

Savg Errors p Joseph Dashiell