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for the Army and exceedingly wanted for Use in the Country.
It is our Idea that a Gen^l of understanding and Address,

ought to be sent on this Business, and, from a Conversation
with M^r Davidson, we are encouraged to think, your Affairs
would permit you to undertake this Matter for the Public; if
they will, we should be glad to see you soon to talk the Sub-
ject over and adjust a Plan. We are &^ca
To Cap^t James Campbell

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[Benjamin Rumsey to Gov. Johnson.]

Sir: I promised the Officers of our State passing thro' this
Town to write to you on a subject that gives them much Con-
cern. They have no Commissions and they say Government
engaged to send them to this Place, and if they are taken
without they will be treated as private soldiers. I could wish
they might be satisfied.
Congress being informed to day by Gen^l Schuyler that 100
men of Col^o Richardson's men were now in this City have
ordered them up to Camp, and given you a Power to detain
100 or as many out of any other men of any of the weaker
Battallions in Maryland as are here of that Battallion.
An Act of Parliament has to day been received making it
Felony for our men to fight on the ocean ag^l the King of
Britain. I have not seen or heard it. Mr. Smith has, but
does not remember it well enough to give a particular Acc^t
The Enemy are landing their Cannon &c. on Staten Island
supposed to be for an Attack on this Town. This D^r Wether-
spoon hath this day rec^d advice off.
I am afraid the 2000 arms will not be granted by a Lre.
from Mr. Lee of the 20^th Feby. from Bordeaux in his way to
Paris. Burgoine with 10,000 Germans & 3000 British Troops
are to attack Boston; How Philadelphia, Carlton the back
settlements &c, yet we will take every favourable opportunity
we can to procure them. This will be from Carlisle I imagine.
I need not apologise for the Delay of the Express. My
Colleague and myself have done all we could to send him off
sooner but the House have been 3 Days squabling ab' what
might have been done in three minutes.
I am, Sir, your Excellency's most humble servant
May 1 Philad^a [1777] Benjamin Rumsey

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[R. Morris to Gov. Johnson.]

Philad^a May I^st 1777
Dear Sir
I have seen with a good deal of Concern what appears to
me an unfortunate dispute between your Excellency and Cap^t