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[Council to G. Keeports.]
In Council Annapolis 8th April 1778.
Sir.
We are sorry that it is not in our Power to furnish the
Soldiers with Blankets and every other Species of Cloathing
more to the Satisfaction of their Officers. The Blanketts are
very small and so is their Number, and if Colo Gist and Colo
Smith will not receive them at the Rate of one for each Man,
we would not have them delivered out otherwise, but shall
send them to the Camp, for we cannot, by any Means, con-
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sent that Part of the Men shall have two Blankets and others
of them not one. It was very generall the Opinion here, that
the Shalloon sent you, would make very good Coatees, and
would doubtless, be much more serviceable than you imagine:
however, if you have an Opportunity of exchanging it for
Linen on fair and equal Terms, for any Kind that will make
Shirts, Overalls or Coatees, it will be very agreeable to us, and
if you can exchange a greater Quantity, we will send up the
rest of the Shalloon we have by us. Some of the Matrosses
here, had oznabrigs Coatees last Summer, in Stead of Hunt-
ing Shirts, they were better pleased and looked better with
them: this has induced us to design the Linen should be made
up in that Manner in Preference of Hunting Shirts. We have
enquired into the Cost of Tin and find the prime Cost in
London used to be, for double 8d and for single 4d pr Sheet.
3/. seems to bear but a small Proportion to the common
advance; if it could be exchanged for Lead or Linen, with any
Regard to the old Prices, it would be by much the most desir-
able, if not, 6/. for the double and 3/. for the single we think,
little enough, as the Price of imported Goods in general is.
We send you, by Capt Trueman £100. That and the Produce
of the Tin, if you sell, reserving 4 Boxes of double Tin, will
put you in Cash. It is very desirable to get Lead, we want as
far as a Ton, if to be had, submit to the Price.
Capt Geo. Keeports. We are &ca
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