No. 112.] 887 



to which every person is subject whose situation is equally dan- 

 gerous and whose political sentiments are as publicly known as 

 were mine. On your love of justice, on the humanity and ten- 

 derne^ I believe y^ hon^^^ to be possessed, do I entirely rely, on 

 your taking this matter into your serious consideration. I solicit 

 you not for a present pecuniary indemnification on that score, 

 but being now entirely divested of all employment, which to an 

 active mind is very disagreeable, I take the liberty of making you 

 a tender of my services in such situation as I am qualified for in 

 the promotion of the common cause of American Freedom ; ho- 

 ping you will be favorably pleased to honor me with such ap- 

 pointment as will not derogate from my former station ; as shall 

 enable me to support a numerous family of motherless children 

 and in some measure be a compensation for the loss of my in- 

 come. But in a peculiar manner y^ mem^* humbly entreats that 

 y Honers will be favorably pleased to order payment for the 

 crops yr raem^^ sold to the Q"" M"" Gen' for the use of the army 

 and restitution or indemnification for loss of personal property 

 he sustained by means of Gen Arnold. This is the prayer of 

 your mem-' and that your councels may be directed by wisdom, 

 and your endeavours in this grand conflict may be forever blessed 

 with the smile of Heaven 



WILL GILLILAND 



Note B. 



" Expense of transporting a ton weight from N York to the boun- 

 dary line between this State and the Province of Quebec on Lake 

 Champlain. 



Fret from New-York to Albany, XO 1 Os. Od. 



Cartage and storage in Albany, 1 



Land cartage from Albany to F^ George — storage, 



64 miles, 2s., GOO 



At F* George, 1 



Fre* across Lake f Jeorge, 10 Q 



Cartage to L Cliamplaiii, () 



Storage at Lake Champlain, 2 



