448 Journal and Correspondence

C.S.C.

you give orders about it. the Bill of Lading, and Letter to
Thomas Munford Esq^r came under cover to us.
Please to forward the Letter.
Nov^r 15^th 1776
Rich^d Peters Esq^r Secretary of Board of War

No. 7.

[Council to J. Hollingsworth.]
Sir.
We have received yours of the 12^th instant and are glad to
hear that the Schooner Resolution is near ready to sail, and
that the Friendship will be loaded in a few days. When
Captⁿ Martin's Brig is clean, you will load her as fast as you
can, but let it be superfine flour, if to he had. For the Freight
of the Brig we refer you to Captain Martin, the Powder being
twenty five shillings p Barrel but for Chests Boxes and such
things belonging to the French Gentlemen we do not ask any
Freight. The vessel you mention is arrived here with one
hundred Barrels of Bread and eighteen Casks of Powder only,
but no salt as you mention. We suppose that article to be
left by mistake or neglect of the Shipper, and that the quan-
tity of Powder also may be mistaken. Logan says he gave a
Receipt for no more than eighteen Barrels.
Nov^r 15 1776
M^r Jesse Hollingsworth

No. 8.

[Council to Vanbibber.]
Sir.
We received yours of the 14^th, informing us of the arrival
of two large quantities of Powder addresed to yourself and
M^r Usher, one of those parcels belongs to this State, con-
sisting of eighty casks of Gun Powder, 70 of them marked P.
10 others marked H shiped on board the sloop James, Edward
Booker Commander, which be pleased to have delivered to
M^r Hopkins our Commissary, the other parcel consisting of
29 Barrels, 378 half barrels, and 48 quarter barrels of Gun
Powder, belongs to the Continent. We have wrote the Board
of War, and inclosed the Bill Lading, this was shipped on
board Cap. Josiah Hall, you will hear from them about
Freight, as for our own, we will pay the master on his appli-
cation to our board, or you may retain one tenth part of the
Powder.
Nov^r 16, 1776
Mr. Isaac Van Bibber.

P. S. Be pleased to have the Powder for Congress stored
till you hear from them