Letters to the Council. 429

them in their Absence I have employd a M^r Daniel Delozier as an
Assistant, he is a young man of good Character and approved of by
General Gist. As I cannot do the whole business myself, I hope
you will appoint him and determine the pay he is to receive. I will
inform your Excel^cy by post of the purchases I make here from
them and those now sent and the estimate sent by General Gist you
will be able to Judge what money will be wanted for the Monthly
Supplies and repay what I have now borrowed out of the Recruit-
ing money
Since writing the above I have purchas'd four Hh^ds Rum two
at £35 and two at £32. The Sugar Coffee Chocolate and Tea will
serve three Months. The Officers Cloth is not to be Opened till
General Gist gets an Answer to his letter respecting trimings &
facings. I have no Invoice of the blue for coats, but by Capt Kee-
ports account, it will not exceed ninety, these will be far Short of the
number wanted. If the Officers are allow'd Hatts they may be had
here (at present, for four hundred dollars of best Beaver)

Red Book

No. 29

Allow'd each Officer

• p Month

Allowance Propos'd

. p Month

3f Gallons Rum @

5/ O..I8..9

2 Gallons Rum @

S/ O..IQ..O

5^Us Sugar

!/ o.. S..8

8^Ib Sugar

i/ 0..8..0

i^lb Tea

I O/ O..2..6

i^lb Tea i

to/ 0..5..0

ii^lb Coffee

i/6 0..2..3

4i^lb Coffee

1/6 O..6..9

i^l Chocolate

2/6 O..I..3

i^lb Soap

1/3 O..I..3

i^lb Soap

1/3 O..I..3

i^lb Tobacco

/9 0..0..9

i^lb Tobacco

/9 0..0..9

£i..n..9

£i..n.-9

State Maryland

D^r

To if Gallons Rum (a

)

£30..o..

£52..io..o

5--5-.0

2.. 12...6

£55.. 2..6

p Contra C^r

By extra Sugar 3^tt @

4<V

£6.. O..O

ditto Tea J^lb£20..i5

5- 5-o

ditto Coffee 3^lb £4.. 10,

i3..io..o

24..is..o

By Balance

30.. ;..6

£55..2..6

Allowing Officers to compleat 8 Reg^ts is

192

Savd p Month in eachl

£30

Officers Allowance f-

J

5,760 p^r month

12

£69.120 p annⁿ