36 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23
December 14

Tuesday 14^th December 1779
Present as on Yesterday. —
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Lieut Elijah
Evans of the Rifle Regim^t lately commanded by Col^o Moses Raw-
lings in the Continental Service one hundred and fifty Pounds the
Allowance made the Officers in the Continental Service from this
State by a Resolution of the Gen^l Assembly passed the 11. Decem^r
1778. and also the further Sum of two thousand Dollars in leiu of
the Articles for the present year allowed by the Act of Assembly
relating to the Officers & Soldiers &^ca

December 15

Wednesday 15^th December 1779

Present as on Yesterday. —
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to William Logan,
three hundred Pounds due him per Account passed by the Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Com^o Thomas Grason one thou-
sand two hundred and thirty nine Pounds to pay for Beef Purchased
by him for the State on Account.
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Serj^l John Neary of the
I Regim^t one Pair of Shoes. —
Capt George Keeports is requested to furnish Serj^t Richard Snook
of the 2^d Reg^t with what Cloathing is necessary for himself to be
charged to the said Regim^t and Serj^t John Neary of the 1 Reg^t
1i Shirt, I p^r Breeches & 1 p^r. Stockings to be charged to the same

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 46

[Council to Capt. Geo. p. Keeports]

Sir. The Quality of the Cloth is too good for the Purpose it is
wanted and consequently the Price too high; it would therefore be
proper to purchase the Cloth we mentioned in our last at £7.10
which supposing it to be about 300 y^ds will leave a Deficiency of
Cloth to make up 165 Overalls wanted in the Whole to compleat
2000 Overalls, as we are informed by M^r Randall: this Deficiency,
we request you to purchase on the best Terms you can. The coarse
Linen you mention may be used in lining the Overalls, at least to the
Knees. We are sorry to find M^r Faw has not lately sent you any
Supplies; we expect you will soon receive from him, some Shirts
and Stockings and that by next Week you will be prepared to send
the Whole to Camp. If the Quality of the Stockings is such as will
answer our Purpose, and the Price within Bounds, they must be
bought. Cannot you obtain a Preference to the State, and inform us
of the Quality and Price ? if not, we must leave it to your Discretion
to obtain on the best Terms. We have lately bought some in this
town, the quality indeed not very good, at 28 Dollars p pair.