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[T. Smyth, Jr., to Gov. Johnson.]
Chester Town April 9th 1777.
Sir.
I inclose you a note from Colo Richardson requesting that
you will order Capt Handy to receive Eight thousand Dollars
for the use of the Regiment, the money recd for recruiting the
Regiment is all expended and there is now much due for Sub-
sistence. Also an entire stop is put to our Recruiting for
want of Cash.
If there is any Clothing in the Stores shall be much oblig'd
to you for an order to Capt Handy for some as our men are
much in want. Shoes we can get in this Town by your order.
Jas Claypoole has made 200 pair for the State agreeable to a
Contract with the late Council of Safety, and Blankets we
might soon procure was the Blanket Act promulgated.
We are preparing for the Inoculation of our men, tho' it
will be done under great Disadvantages, instead of Beds
for the Sick we have not even a sufficient number of Blankets
for those that must be inoculated, and most of the Soldiers
from the want of Clothes & Blankets are reduc'd to a very ill
State of health. If we cou'd get a sufficient Quantity of Hes-
sings (of which I believe there's enough in the Provincial
Stores) we cou'd provide Beds for the men which wou'd be
most serviceable in this Disorder
I am Sir
Yr most respectfull most obedt Servt
P. S. Capt Handy has Thos Smyth Jnr
a Memm of necessaries for
the men that are to be
inoculated & shall be much
oblig'd to you for an order for them.
The People of this place have desir'd me to inform you that
the Introduction of the Small Pox here will be attended with
the greatest Inconveniences & to many the Consequences will
be fatal, for many years the Small Pox has not been among
them, consequently most Families have many who have not
had that Disorder, at this time Provisions of every kind are
very scarce particularly of that kind requisite for persons in
the Small Pox & shou'd it be introduced many poor people
must absolutely perish for want, they pray that your Honour
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