304 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C

No. 191.

[Council to Maryland Deputies.]

To the Deputies for Maryland in Congress.
Gentⁿ We received y^rs of the 24^th relative to Cap^t Watkins
but have not seen him since you wrote; we have heretofore
furnished him and his Company with every Thing in our
Power; just before he left the Province he had near £1000
Currency for Pay and Subsistence agreeable to his own Acc^t —
Blankets we had not to give, we wrote to a Gentleman at the
Head of Elk, who, we expected, would have furnished his
Company with some, he had Linen from us for hunting
Shirts &^c and we frequently intimated to himself and others
who applyed on his behalf, that if he would buy woolens to
cloth his Company we would pay for the Stuff and making
the common course of business with all the other Captains of
Independent Companies — he talked of taking money in lieu
of Cloathing. we offered him four Pounds per man for that
article, he some times assented, at other Times made excuses
and appeared undetermined — and to say the truth, we firmly
believe that he renders himself incapable of taking proper care
of his Company by drinking to excess. — his distance from us
was considerable, 'tis but lately we knew any thing of him; he
was represented to us as a brave man; how it has happened
that he and his Company have quarelled we know not, the
men we doubt not have suffered from the inattention of their
Captain — his removal perhaps would be the best method of
promoting the publick service. As to Surgeons we have sent
forward M^r Stone's Letter to D^r Brown, we know Cap^t
Thomas wrote to some Gen^tn of the Convention, and Sur-
geons have been appointed, of which we send you a list
inclosed — if they are all gone up, there can be no just cause
of Complaint, we have not appointed D^r Wallace chief Sur-
geon, to Col^o Smallwood's Battalion, because D^r Wiesenthal
represented to us that he had been up & settled all things
to the satisfaction of those concerned, we should be glad to
hear whether an appointment be necessary to that Battalion ;
if so, we propose to raise D^r Wiesenthal, and his present mate
& send up a second mate.
We are obliged to you for your care of the Powder, &
request you would order it by the Stages to Baltimore Town,
to the care of Gerrard Hopkins our Dep^y Commissary. The
Freight we desire you will be pleased to pay, must leave the
quantum to yourselves. Harrison & Vanbebber say nothing
to us what sum ought to be paid for freights. 10 p c^t on the
value here is what we have charged to others, and paid when
charged; we take it for granted 'tis the customary freight.
The Bill of Lading however ought to be adverted to; and if