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here in Linen had cloth and that they all had Blanketts. We
yesterday purchased two hundred Blanketts and have about
four hundred suits of Cloaths nearly made up, which we shall
send to the Maryland Troops, unless you can get them imme-
diately furnished and shall purchase, at any Time what further
may be necessary, for Policy and Humanity bid us not to rely
longer on the Cloathier General, and we shall charge the Cost,
let it be what it will, to the Continent.

Saturday Morning.
The Post arrived this morning and goes out again at 10
o'Clock: we have no Letter from you. Be so obliging as to
write us on the Subject of Cloathing for our Troops, and
also whether you can place Money at Camp, for the Inlistment
of the Drafts &^ca It is very disagreeable and inconvenient for
the Post to go out always in a few Hours after his coming in ;
the same Man is employed to ride from Philadelphia to this Place,
we wish you to have it altered. Jonathan Parker would- ride
to and from Baltimore and, if he received the Mail in any
reasonable Time in Baltimore, would come to this Place on
Thursday Night.
We are Gent &^ca
The Delegates from
Maryland in Congress

C. C.

p. 199

Friday 18 Septem^r 1778.

Present as on yesterday
John Peckham I Lieut, of the Galley Chester Resigns his
Commission which is accepted in Council — he afterwards
accepted and is permitted to go a Voyage to France his pay
ceasing until he returns.
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John
Peckham ninteen Pounds, seventeen shillings and six Pence
per Acc^t passed by the Principal Cl. to the Aud. General.
That the said Treasurer pay to Commodore Thomas Grason
forty six Pounds, seventeen shillings and six pence for the use
of James Littell per Acc^t passed by the Principal Cl. to the
Aud. Gen^l

Saturday 19 September 1778

Present as on yesterday
Lieut. Samuel Gerock of the Matrosses in Baltimore resigns
his Commission which was accepted in Council

C. B.