536 Journal and Correspondence

C. C.

Health and Comfort of our Soldiers, though not strictly war-
ranted by Law. We have by us about 300 Cloth Coats though
in no Degree corresponding with your Uniform: them we in-
tend to send, unless you advise us they will not be useful. We
hope to get Cloth for 2000 Overalls and as many Waistcoats,
blue, brown and white, 'tis impossible to get a sufficient
Quantity of white for that number. We will endeavour, & hope
to get 1500 or 2000 Hats; we shall endeavour to get 6000
Shirts, perhaps we may get two or 3000. We shall get what
Stockings we well can, perhaps 1500 or 2000 Pair. We have
Leather enough belonging to the State to make nearly
6000 Pair of Shoes, we may probably get 3000 Pair made and
delivered from Time to Time to M^r Randall, by Christmass,
and we wish, as soon as they can be spared, you would send
us, from the Maryland Troops, 12 or 18 good Shoemakers with
a good Sergeant, they might stay here this Winter, draw their
Rationsand be fully employed in making Shoes forour Division.
We have no Prospect of getting any Number of Blankets; what
could have been got here, have been, as most other suitable
Articles, purchased by Continental Agents. We have thus
given you an Account of our Prospects, from whence you will
see how necessary it is that a due Proportion at least of what
Cloathing may be in the Continental Stores, should be drawn
for our Troops
We are &^ca
Gen^l Smallwood

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[Baron Steuben to Gov. Johnson.]

Head Quarters 24^th Sep' 1779
Sir
The Season being now approaching when the Legislatures
of the different States will no doubt take into Consideration
the means of Recruiting their Regiments for next Campaign
I thought it my duty to give your Excellency the necessary
Information with regard to the present State of the Regiments
furnished by your State and have therefore ordered L^t Col^l
Williams Sub Inspector to the Maryland Line to transmit to
your Excellency immediately an accurate return of the several

Regiments under his Inspection specifying the term for which

the men are enlisted and when their time of Service expires.
By this return your Excellency will perceive the great numbers
wanting to compleat, add to these, the number whose times
expire between this and Spring, the sick and those employed
out of their Regiments as Waggonners, Artificers &^c and the
number left for actual service next Campaign will indeed be
small