128 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

No. 83.

[Council to Dallam.]

To Richard Dallam, Esq^r Harford County
Sir. We received yours of the 22^d of July and are glad to
hear that you have made as many Guns as will reimburse the
Money already advanced, they may be delivered to Colonel
Carville Hall or his order. The price you ask is high for
Guns, but we want them at present, and therefore will take
any number you may make in six Weeks from this time, and
give you four pounds ten shillings currency for them com-
pleatly finished.
27 July 1776

No. 84.

[Council to Gordon and Patten.]

To Mess^rs Gordon and Patten.
Gentlemen. Inclosed you will have a plan of a Knapsack
and Havresack in one adopted by three Provinces and which
they offer to make of the Materials, Dimentions and in manner
described, in Philadelphia at Eight Shillings and Six pence.
If you incline to make two Thousand six hundred at that
Rate we will agree to pay that price, provided they be made
in the space of six weeks at furthest.
We expect your answer immediately that we may apply
elsewhere in case you do not incline to furnish us.
27 July 1776

No. 85.

[DuVall to G. Hopkins.]

To Mr. Gerard Hopkins Son of Richard.
Sir
Inclosed you will receive an order on the Treasury for
Fifty pounds to pay off the Debts you have incurred on the
account of the Knapsacks and Havresacks, for Girth and
Diaper Web & what you may want for future Purchases of
that sort.
I have it in command from the Council to inform you that
it is impossible for them to fix the price of making the Havre-
sacks as they cannot be Judges of the value of work they
have never seen and Havresacks are made in various forms
and of course more work must be bestowed on one kind than
another.
Knapsacks and Havresacks in one are offered to be made in
Philadelphia, and all materials found for eight shillings and six
pence a piece; you speak only of Havresacks, it is not known
if you mean Havresacks alone or Knapsacks and Havresacks
together, as soon as the price can be fixed the cash will be sent
you. The Councill will pay what the Committee of Baltimore
shall fix that value at.