646 S'1 sette venię Sett att adop and enem bour Capt migh obed N: and for t their Exel To E Si 9th c joine Come whoe £135, the tax on the same £5-9-3 which I have directed the colector to colect & pay to the treasurar, by the third day of March next. I have the honor to be your Exelncey's humble Sarvent To his Exelency George Clinton. John Younglove, Supervisor. The s'd Hogle has but one son. [No. 3549.] Sheriff Nicoll Protests Against Flags for Women-The Governor's Dear S'r, This morning Mr. [Mrs.] Wood caled on me and requested me to write to your Excellency and put you in mind of hur Husband, as she expects Flags will be passing this Season of the year and his Fammaly is distrest for want of him. Mrs. Wood is sencable that you will do every thin [g] in your Power to have him exchange[d] or parold, but is fearfull that throw the Multiplisity of Bisness you may not thinck of him. Their is one Mrs. Dunning, who has or meanes to make applycation to go to New York to se hur Friends, but I have Reson to beleve it tis to fetch out goods, as she has already ingaged to supply some young woman if she is purmitted to go; many of the good peopel of this Neighbourhood will be dissaddisfied as [t]heir is none that has bin purmitted to go from this Neighborhood but what has brought out goods, and some of them larg Quantities, so as to supply their fammalyes and disaffected Neighbours, while the well affected Inhabitance must go with a Patcht Shirt and a Ragged Cote. I am with grate Respect, your Humble Servent His Excellency George Clinton. Isaac Nicoll. Albany 19 March 1781. D'r Sir, I have rec'd your Letter of the 19 ulto. and you will be pleased to inform Mrs. Wood that I have given Permission to a Person in this Place to go to Canada for the Exchange of Capt. Wood as soon as the Lakes are passable, and shall inform you by the first opportunity of the Event of this Measure. I am with you, apprehensive, that abuses have been committed by Persons who have had Permission to go into New York, tho' for particular Reasons which I cannot communicate, it was impossible at the Time to refuse granting their Requests. It was always my Desire to prevent this Intercourse as much as possible. I am &c. [To Isaac Nicoll.] [No. 3550.] [G. C.] Henry Glen Favors the Exchange of Captain Vrooman. Schonectady, 19th Febry. 1781. Sir, The Bearer hereof is Mrs. Vrooman, the wife of Captain Walter Vrooman, who last fall fell in the hands of the Enemy betwen Fort Schuyler and Onida Lake. Sche has Requested of me to write a few liens to your Excellency, wether Captain Vrooman could not be Exchanged; it semes their is some talk of a Flage will be sent in the Course of a few weeks to Montreal. Mrs. Vrooman is a weoman has a number of small Children & wants allmost every necessary of life, & friends not verey able to give her Rileve; if his Excellency was to order a Flage into Montreal soon to exchange any gentlemen, I would be glad if it can any ways posible be brought about, to have Vrooman exchanged. I am, your Excellency most obeid. Humble Serv't To His Excellency, George Clinton, Esqr. Henry Glen. [No. 3551.] General Washington Writes Governor Clinton in Regard to State Affairs-Albany as an Ordnance Depot. Head Quarters New Windsor, February 19th, 1781. Sir, I am honored with your Excellency's letter of the 14th instant, in behalf of the legislature, with the copy of one of the 5th to Congress. I beg to assure the legislature of the high sense I entertain of the honor they do me by their confidence in this communication-while I deplore the melancholy picture given of the distress of the State which I have every reason to believe from the facts that have fallen within my own observation is not exaggerated. I sincerely wish it were in my power to comply with the request of the state for leaving its two regiments for the defence of the frontier next Campaign: but I should not merrit its confidence, if I were to flatter it with an expectation which may probably be disappointed. The reduction of the number of our regiments, if they were completed would scarcely give us a force adequate to a vigorous offensive campaign which is to be hoped will place towards which, proposals have been made and engagements entered into on my part. But we have too much room to fear the regiments of several of the states will be far from complete, which will in the case I have mentioned, render the collection of our whole force the more indispensable. Situated as I am, I can only say that I anxiously wish it were in my power to give security to the frontier of all the statesthat I sensibly feel for the peculiar circumstances of this-that I shall be happy if practicable to give it effectual protection and relief-but cannot promise the practicability of it. Much will depend upon the operations of the Campaign; if they have for ob |