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Troops, nor have we, at any Time, had them so exact as is
desirable, but we have Reason to believe our Quota has not
been so deficient as that of most of the States. We have never
had any Credit for the Men inlisted in our State by Pennsyl-
vania or Delaware, for those of the Flying Camp stopped and
inlisted in Philadelphia, there were more than a Regiment of
the first and three hundred of the latter at least, for those of
Count Pulaski's Legion inlisted in this State, of whom we
never had a Return, they were more than 100. Major Lee
also inlisted some Men in our State the latter Part of last
Winter & in the Spring, we believe upwards of twenty, if none
besides Count Pulaski's Recruits are discounted, they ought,
according to the Resoluⁿ of Congress of Quer. too what
is become of Col. Heartley's Reg^t a great Part of it was raised
in this State. But those Facts we apprehend, when other
States are eased of a Part of their Quota, ought to have influ-
enced the easing this State of a Part of the eight Regiments
and the Scarcity of Men and the Price of Labour strongly claim
it in this State, however the Assembly are very desirous to
strengthen the Army as much as they possibly can and our
Inclination as well as our Duty concur with them. We inclose
you a Resolution of the Assembly which we hope will occasion
our Parts of the Rifle and German Battalions to be consolidated
in one Reg^t; amongst the Officers of each there are Men of
great Merit who have been too much neglected.
We are &^ca
Delegates in Congress.

C. C.

[Council to Washington.]

In Council Annapolis 26^th March 1779
Sir.
We have the Honor to inclose you two Resolutions of the
General Assembly passed Yesterday before their Adjourn-
ment and hope that our Parts of the Rifle and German Battal-
ions may be incorporated without Inconvenience or Difficulty.
The Merits and Services of many of the Officers, we have no
Doubt will make any Instances of ours to place them in the
same advantageous Situation as others, unnecessary. The
Resolution of Congress on the Subject of recruiting the Army
did not reach us 'til Tuesday Evening: the Assembly are
desirous of strengthening the Army all they can and our
Opinion coincides with theirs, that the most probable Measure
for Success will be the distributing recruiting Parties, under
proper Officers, through different Parts of the State; a good
many Deserters may, by that Method, be certainly got and

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