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to you the necessity of having two drummers and Fifers,
indeed little can be done without them I beg you will allow
M^r Steward to get them at any rate if purchased they are the
servants of the public and their wages (if they live) will soon
pay for them, tho times are such that I hope you will not stand
for trifles. Cartridge paper is indispensibly necessary I beg
we may have some permit me to press you to consider the
naked situation of the County and to request that M^r Steward
may be allowed to look out for arms &c. The money you
ordered me is all expended and the people not yet supplied
or near it with Clothes & Blankets, I beg you will send me a
sum of money immediately, the purchase of Provisions Clothes
&c exclusive of the money already received will take at least
between two & three hundred pounds. I hope I may not be
stinted for I have but little Cash of my own indeed what I have
has been expended in the service and the public is now con-
siderably in my debt. The men are allowed rum & molasses
neither of which articles can be got here, I wish some method
could be fallen upon to get us some. If you think proper to
form two companies I hope the Gen^ln now in my Company will
not be overlooked they well deserve your notice and the two
young Gen^l Cadets, their names are Robert Chesley and
Henry Carberry. For any particulars M^r Steward will wait on
you to give you any necessary information.
I am Gen^t Your most ob^{t
hble Servt
Jn. A. Thomas.}

Original.

[Barrister Carroll to Council.]

Gentlemen. On talking with the Gentlemen of the Com-
mittee of Observation for this town I find they will be much in
want of Provision for the Men now here, as the Commissary
is not to be found. They have I think made a reasonable
agreement to have the Men supply^d with Victuals ready drest
at i / p^r Head. At their desire I sent the Inclosed Letter to
Col^o Tho^s Dorsey, my Reason for sending it to him was his
having had Orders to hold his Men in readiness from the
Council, I suppose therefore they would be prepared to March.
They have here about 3O0^lb of Powder, if more should be
wanting I shall give them an order for some on Cap^t Gaither,
as I recollect he has the keeping of some belonging to the
Province. There was an immediate want of a Surgeon for
the Ship Defence, neither the Surgeon we had thought of or
his Mate being here, I therefore directed Docf Wiesenthall to
appoint M^r Coulter or some other, and to get all the Lint
Bandages &c he could, for the Payment of which he should
have an order. Brigadier Buchanan finds himself much dis-