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advisable to wait a little while for them, that you might be
furnished at once with at least as many as we had in View to
send when you were with us. The Hatts, Blankets & lead did
not get down until three or four Days ago, and we were
obliged to send a second Messenger to Baltimore before we
could learn the quantity of Muskett-Powder they had there,
those matters prevented our supplying you so early as we
were anxious to do.
We have sent you from hence by M^r Waters's Boat 94
Musketts 21 Rifles with Bullet-Moulds, Pouches and Horns,
510 hatts, 3 p^s Oznabrigs, 1500 Gun Flints, 20 Muskett Bullet
Moulds, 40 Blankets, 2 1/2 Reams of Cartridge Paper, 50 p^s
Check, 15 p^s of Russia Linen, & 45 p^s of Cruger, and have
ordered Major Gist to send from Baltimore 1 Ton of Muskett
Gun Powder, 4 Ton of Lead, 454 Cartridge Boxes & Belts,
454 Bayonet-Belts, 300 Gun Slings, and also 60 of the Mus-
quetts and Accoutrements now in the possession of Captⁿ
Nathaniel Smith's Company. The Oznabrigs is for Captⁿ
Veazey's Company, the Blanketts for the others, & the Arms
&^c with 40 Musketts and Accoutrements and 20 Rifles, which
we have purchased from M^r Thomas Ringgold with those you
have bought, and also the Linen are to be equally distributed
— to avoid all Complaints, if you have Leisure, we request you
will parcel out the Arms for each Company. Cecil County is
already sufficiently supplied with Powder and Lead. The
gentlemen from below say the Addition of one Barrel will not
be enough, we therefore would have you send them each
another, and to keep up an Equality which may prevent
Uneasiness we desire you will also add one to each of the
other Counties except Caroline. We desire you will contract
for the other Rifles, but think the Shoes too dear.
If M^r Hands can come over with you the last of next
Week it will be a great Relief to us. M^r Carroll is fearful of a
Fit of the Gout, M^r Tilghman anxious to get to the Eastern
Shore and the rest of us are much fatigued.
13^th Ap^l 1776.

C. S. C.

[Maryland Deputies to Council.]

Gen^t Phil^a April 13^th 1776.
There is not an Ell of light Duck in this city or we should
have bought some agreeable to your request. We advised
with persons here who understand what articles are fit for
Tents and they inform us that the Cruger sent by M^r Bowley
from hence is very proper for that purpose. We wish to know
if you have received the Cruger and other linens imported in
the Wild Dick: We directed them to be lodged at Baltimore

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