of the Council of Safety, 1776. 331

You may go as high as 20/ for good new blankets & 3/6
for Country Linen fit for Tents, of which one will be allowed
for every six men. 21 1/2 yd^s will make a Tent, if the Linen is
yard wide, & Johnson at Baltimore Town will make them in a
few days, after sending Linen.
You will hereby receive an order in fav^r of Captⁿ Harriss
for as many Cartouch Boxes, Belts, Camp Kettles, Canteens,
or wooden Bottles, Havresacks & Knapsacks, as he will want
for his Company & when they are ready to march, in sending
a line, acquainting this board of their readiness, they will
receive inarching orders.
It has not been in our Power to purchase Linen & Blankets
& we are in hopes you can, or we would not have given you
this trouble, expedition must be made use of, or Captⁿ Harriss
will not get up in Time — if M^r Kean will take a reasonable Price
p Day, his Waggon may carry the Baggage to Christeen; —
when the Troops arrive at Phil^a The Congress are to take care
of them. When you have expended the money, please to
render an Acc^t thereof to [us.]
Oct^r 11^th 1776.

C.S.C.

[Council to W. Johnson.]

Sir. Captain Holland and Captain Harriss of Harford
County have orders to apply to you to make up tents for
their Companies w^h you will be paid for by us.
You will be pleased to take receipts therefor when you
make a delivery thereof, and furnish this Board therewith.
M^r W^m Johnson. We are &^c
Oct.10^th 1776

No. 206.

[Council to A. Garrett.]
Sir.
By M^r Benedict E. Hall you will receive one hundred
Pounds to be laid out in the purchase of arms, blankets and
linen for tents for the use of Captain Holland's Company.
He brings up likewise an order for as many of the arms and
blankets now at Harford (saving 40 of the latter ordered
down to the hospital here) as that Company will want, the
residue are destined for Captain Harriss if he should want
them. You may go as high as 20/ for good new blankets
and 3/6 for Country Linen fit for Tents & they can be made
up in Baltimore Town in a few days. 21 1/2 y^ds will make a
tent and one for six men will be allowed. M^r Hall likewise
brings up an order for as many cartouch boxes, belts, Camp
kettles gunslings, canteens or wooden bottles havresacks and
knapsacks as will be wanted for that company and when they

No. 207.