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amount to about 5000 Barr^ls the Quantity ordered for the Army.
We have received by this Post, a Letter from M^r Morris
desiring a different Disposition of the other 5000 Barr^ls of the
State Purchase, but from a Conversation with M^r Veazey we
are apprehensive that the Flour purchased by M^r Dallam &
that purchased by Col^o Henry, is removing for Philad^a which,
if so, will disable us from furnishing the 5000 Barr^ls agreeable
to the last Letter; and from your Letter of the 2 I^st June to M^r
Veazey, it seems to have been from Orders you have received,
independent of us, or from your mistaking ours. What of
Col^o Henry's Flour lies much more convenient to Delaware
than this Bay ought to go, but we cannot apply of our Purchase,
more than 5000 Barr^ls for the Comm^ys including all that has
been sent before and since our Letter of the 11^th of June, of
the State Purchase, and we wish you to send us an Account of
as soon as may be. If any remains beyond that Quantity, we
wish it to be sent to Baltimore to M^r W^m Smith with an
Invoice.
We are &^ca
Col^o Henry Hollingsworth.

[Council to Col. W. Henry.]

In Council Annapolis 16^th July 1779
Sir.
We have sent you by M^r John Ward Veazey, the £12000
you wrote for. We have for some Time past refused to let any
Body go into New York, nor see any Propriety in changeing
a Resolution which we rather wish was general in every State.
We had ordered about 5000 Barr^ls of the Flour purchased by
the State, to Philad^a the Rest, by a Letter rec^d to Day from the
Honb^le Gov^r Morris Esq^r is to be sent to Balt^o to M^r W^m Smith
We wish you, M^r J. W. Veazey, & Col^o H. Hollingsworth
would meet together & agree on the most convenient to be
sent to Philad^a to make up the 5000 Barr^ls; the Rest of your
Purchase, we request you to forward to M^r Smith with proper
Invoices. The Bran, Shorts & Ship Stuff we would have
delivered to Col^o Hollingsworth. Pray wind up this Business
as soon as you possibly can and close & settle your Account,
as we may be able to render the Congress a General Account.
Expedition is the more necessary, as the State is like to be
considerably in Advance, 'til the general Acc^t can be rendered.
We are &^ca
Col^o W^m Henry.

C. C.