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[Council to Washington.]
In Council Annapolis 29th April 1779
Sir.
Mrs Chamier's Friends are very desirous of obtaining Leave
for her sending her Household Furniture & Cloathing round
from New York by Water. We are not satisfied of the Pro-
priety of any particular State giving a Permission of the Kind,
though we wish, because of Mr Chamiers generous Conduct
to many of our Prisoners, his Widow should obtain the desired
Indulgence; this has laid us under the Necessity of submitting
this Matter to you and to request, if your Sentiment is not
against it, that yon will give a Permission, on which only ours
which we inclose, is intended to be of any Efficacy
His Excellency We are &ca
General Washington
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[Council to N. Bruce.]
In Council 30th April 1779
Sir.
We received your Letter Yesterday. The Person we sent
to Philadelphia for Money to defray the Purchase has not yet
returned and 'til he does we are not able to supply it; he will
be down soon and we shall remit you immediately; we hope
a Week or ten Days can make no very material Difference to
the Sellers. What wheat you purchase , we wish to be manu-
factured and the Flour of that as well as any Flour you get,
sent with all Expedition to Mr Robert Buchanan at Baltimore
Town. The whole Quantity wanted is not great but essential
to sustain the Army. If you can get Flour at £15 we would
have you engage what you can without Hesitation and employ
Waggons to send it forward but by all Means see that it is in
such Order that it will keep. Pray write us frequently
We are &ca
Colo Normand Bruce
[Council to S. Gilpin.]
In Council Annapolis 30th April 1779.
Sir.
We are glad of your Success in your Purchase. We wrote
you the other Day advising you that rather than lose the Flour
in the Mills we thought it best to give the exorbitant Price of
22-10. The Accounts we have of the Damage done by the
Frost, leaves little Prospect of a sudden Fall in the Price and
Flour in your Neighbourhood is in a very desirable Situation.
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