Maryland Delegates to Thomas Sim Lee

A favourable occasion offering to obtain from Congress particular passports, for the importation of a quantity of salt into our State, we made an application for that purpose, & the Letter you will receive herewith from the President, contains the resolves of Congress thereon, & the passports.¹

Mr. Mullahon has only sold 12 hogsheads of Tobacco - the proceeds of which divided between Mr. Potts & ourselves have afforded a very Scanty relief. The Tobacco on hand being from the Lower warehouses, & bad in quallity, will hardly command any price; the charges being paid, very little will be put into our pockets - Unless we can receive assistance some other way, we shall remain under very great difficulties, or shall be oblig’d to part with the Tobacco on terms, very disadvantagious to the State.

Mr. John Ross inform’d Mr Mullahon that he wanted abt Six hundred Barrls. of flour at Baltimore, & that he wou’d supply us with Money if you cou’d let him have that quantity, or a part of it. If you shoud be of opinion, that it wou’d be to the advantage of the State to persue that measure, until a reasonable price can be obtaind for the Tobacco (Mr Mullahon says 15/ per Ct in cash cannot be obtained for what he has on hand) we shall be glad to receive your directions to treat with Mr Ross, or any other person who may want flour in Baltimore.

We have the honor to be with great esteem, Your Excellencys Mo Obt. & very Hble Serts.

Danl. Carroll

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