of the Council of Safety, 1776. 129

It is by no means agreeable to the Council that the Officers
of the Hying Camp should have any command over the stores
of this Province and they cannot look upon you as acting in
the Line of your duty in disposing of them to any of them
without orders from their Board they are to be in Continental
pay and no regular account can be kept against the Continent
without such commands issuing from the proper place.
They will however take the eight hundred and fifty Havre-
sacks made in consequence of Colonel Ewings request to you
which you are to deliver only to the order of the Council of
Safety, they again desire to know whether you mean Havre-
sacks alone or Knapsacks with them.
Inclosed is a Letter open which you are desired to seal and
deliver to Mess^rs Gordan and Patten, it contains proposals for
making a quantity of Knapsacks & Havresacks, the pattern
and price, and they are requested to give an answer speedily.
27 July 1776 I am yours &c, G. D.

C. S. C.

[Winters to Council.]

Chestertown July 27^th 1776
Gentlemen. I gladly embrace this opportunity to inform
you I shall have 28 musquets ready to deliver to your order
by Monday 3^rd Aug^t making up 40 musq^ts p Month agreable
to my contract. I remain with much respect
Gent y^r most Hble Serv^t
Elisha Winters

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[Chase and Carroll of Carrollton to Council.]

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Philadelphia 27^th July 1776.
Gent. Colonel Smallwood apprehending that his battalion
would be in want of many necessaries at the Camp applied to
us for a sum of money and we advanced him 1335 dollars
for which he is to be accountable to the Convention of Mary^d.
We hope this advance will meet with their and your approba-
tion, as not much can be expected from soldiers badly pro-
vided; and such is the discretion & ceconomy of Colonel
Smallwood that we are persuaded he will make a very
judicious application of this money.
The Congress has allowed a regimental paymaster to each
battalion in the Flying Camp, the appointment of which
officer is left to the several States from which those battalions
come. In the recess of our Convention, the appointment is
in you, & we beg you may appoint one as soon as may be.
Colonel Smallwood recommended to us for this place M^r