176 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.
No. 114.

[Council to Parker.]

M^r Edward Parker
Sir. Please to send us by the first opportunity ten pounds
of coarse sewing thread.
We wrote you some time ago that we had a demand for
Linen for the Flying Camp, we are very desirous you would
let us have what you can get with all expedition.
6^th Aug^t 1776

No. 115.

[Council to Harriss and Archer.]

Mess^rs Harriss & Archer
Gentⁿ We hear you have got a quantity of Linen ready
for us, which we wait with impatience to receive for the use of
this Province.
We should be obliged to you if you would send it down
immediately, & five pounds of coarse oznab'gs thread there-
with.
6^th Aug^e 1776

No. 116.

[Council to Ewing.]

Col^o Thomas Ewing
Sir. We have ordered Captⁿ Young's Company up to Balt^o
County to be subject to your command, and we have advanced
him the sum of 125 Curr^y to purchase necessaries, you'll be
pleased to apply to the Committee for Blankets with the
inclosed order, were you to march one of y^r Companies
unarmed to Philadelphia, we doubt no arms can be got, we
have not more due to us than will arm one Company — we
have applied several times by our Deputies and cannot get
them — if you can satisfy us that we stand any chance of suc-
ceeding in our application, we will cheerfully give an order —
to do it would only expose you and ourselves — the hunting
shirts you cannot have, we want them for that Part of the
Flying Camp, that is to supply the place of Col^o Smallwood's
Battalion.
As your companies march forward they shall be supplied
with every thing we can spare, but an unlimited order [we do
not care to give]
6^th Aug^t 1776

No. 117.

[Council to Griest]

Mr. Isaac Griest
Sir. Two Tent-makers are engaged to make Tents at Balt^o,
to wit, Jacobs & Johnson, one is employed in Kent and one