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and convey us all the interesting Intelligence he can: he may
be very safely trusted as a discreet Friend and we shall be
much obliged to you to promote the End of his going. We
should have requested regular Information from you of every
Thing you might judge useful to us to know, but that we
have no Doubt of your being fully taken up in your present
Circumstances; however Sir, if there's any Thing which you
may judge more proper to write us than to put into the Tract
mentioned above, we shall most thankfully acknowledge the
Favor of your immediate Communication. We have the
Honor to be
&^ca
Governor Henry

[Council to Gouverneur Morris.]

In Council Annapolis 28^th May 1779
Sir
We have not got the Returns from the Purchasers of Flour
&^ca to that Exactness which we desired by the 20^th Ins^t we
inclose you the best we are enabled to furnish and as the
Quantity requested is nearly if not fully secured. We have
directed the Purchase to stop That part of the Flour which lay
between the Head of Elk and Christeen Bridge, we directed
to remain in the Mills where it was, for the Convenience of
removing it to this or Delaware Bay, occasionally; some had
been carried to the Head of Elk under the Orders first given,
before your directions for lodging it at Landings on this Bay
could have their Effect; this last, as well as what lies within
three or four Miles of the Head of Elk, we ordered, with a
View to the Safety of it, to Christeen, and the Board of War,
by their Letter, seem to have had the same Idea. Mess^rs Gus-
tavus Reisberg & James White were here the other Day, they
expressed a strong Desire to have about 1000 Barr^ls of Flour
purchased by M^r Dallam before our Appointment of him, sent
forward for the Expence of the Army, they represent that the
Army is in Danger of wanting; we advised them, if any of the
10,000 Barr^ls were to be applied that Way, beyond what was
sent & would be sent, for the Reasons mentioned above, to
Christeen, which we suppose go on to the Army, to get your
Order for that Purpose; the inclosed may enable you to give
the Orders immediately to the Purchasers, or, if there's Time,
on your desiring any particular Quantity to be so disposed of,
we shall readily give the particular Orders,
We are &^ca
Gouverneur Morris Esq^r

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