Paca, William (1740-1799) to William Homsley
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00138 Author/Creator: Paca, William (1740-1799) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 October 1779 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 30 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Paca as a state senator in Maryland to Homsley, a resident of Queen Anne County, Maryland. Discusses the market for barley and tries to negotiate a sale with Homsley. Mentions that the enemy's light horse have made an excursion into New Jersey. They have caused mischief with the principle damage being the burning of a courthouse (the town's name is illegible). Says he received a letter from a colonel of militia that says he captured a British colonel and three privates after they had their horses shot from under them.
Dr Sir
If Col Lloyd's barley, was worth twenty Dollars per Bushel mine ought to sell at thirty: you may have [inserted: mine] however at twenty two Dollars per Bushel provided you determine when it [strikeout] and inform Mr. Hastings of your intention before Wednesday next, or you may take it at twenty [struck: Bushels] Dollars, per [strikeout] Bushel allowing the prise of the Market between this and Christmas: but [strikeout] if either of the [Alternatives] is agreeable to you be flo[illegible]d to signify it to Mr. Hastings by that Day mentioned on Third offer not to be conclusive upon me afterwards-.
be you take the Paper and it contains the latest I talk you from the Southernerns I now not what it.
The Enemy; Light have a [strikeout] consisting of us likely made an Envasion in [2] Jersey's and did some Mischeif but the principal Damage was the burning of [illegible] Court House. A Colonal of the Militia writes that the Officers who commanded and their privates were made Prisioners by our People, the officer was a Colonal - I give you this as I have heard it: the Prisioners had their horses shot -
Yr [illegible]
W Paca
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[address leaf]
Wm Homs1ey Esqr.
[free frank] Queens Ann's County
free Maryland
W. Paca
[docket]
Oct. 1779 abt his
Barley
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