268 Journal and Correspondence

C.S.C.

No. 182
[178.

[Council to Vanbebber and Harrison.]

To Messrs. Vanbebber and Harrison
Gentlemen. Your favours of the 9^th 24^th & 25 of July and
August 1^st & 15 are before us. It has been unlucky for this
State as well as for you that so many of our outward bound
Vessells have miscarried. We have been tolerable lucky in
our importations, having only lost the Adventures by Scott
and Simmerton that we as yet hear of, Captain Luce is safe
arrived in Delaware, and we daily expect to hear of the arrival
of the rest of the Powder, you advise us that you have and
are about to ship. We are very solicitous to Charter or buy
Vessells to load out to your address as we want a large sum
of Money in your hands for the Purchase of Salt, Arms,
Coarse Cloathes, Blankets and Lead but we fear that we shall
be disappointed in procuring as many as we want — you will
therefore if possible Charter or buy Vessells with you and
load them in with Salt as far as thirty thousand Bushels and
draw Bills upon us or upon Mess^rs Willing Morris and Company
at Philadelphia and you may depend upon their being duly
honoured. Next to Salt we want a large quantity of course
Cloths, Blankets, Sail Duck, light as well as heavy, Lead and
Muskets. We do not restrict in price, but leave it to you to
do the best you can for the State of Maryland, and your Bills
for the whole or any part thereof will be paid.
P. S. Your Bill on T. Johnson Esq^r will be duely honoured.
September 12, 1776

No. 183

[179]

[Council to Vanbebber and Harrison.]

To Mess^rs Vanbebber and Harrison
Gentlemen.
Inclosed you have Invoice and Bill of Lading for Twenty-
five Hogsheads Tobacco, two hundred Barrels Superfine Flour,
and one hundred Barrels of Bread on account of this State
which we wish may get safe to hand, and to a good Market,
you will be pleased to dispatch Captain Conway with a light
Load of Salt and such of the Articles as you can purchase
for us as recommended to you in our Letter of equal Date
with this.
September 12 1776

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[Frederick Committee to Tilghman.]

Frederick Town Sep^t 12^th 1776.
Sir. I am directed by the committee to inform the Conven-
tion that there are many deserters from our regiment, now in