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sembly of this State, appointed a Recruiting Officer, for the said
County has frequently and in diverse manner abused the Trust
reposed in him, by Misting of Men for the Army of the United
States, and suffering them, for certain considerations paid him
to be at Liberty, taking advantage of unguarded men wl families,
by making them Drunk, and inlisting them, with a view of making
them Ransom themselves at a very high rate those that had not
money tn dn it, he'd take an Indenture on, and sell them for 2, 3 or
4 years during the continuance of the Substitute Law, he recruited
a number of Men, which he sold to different People for Substitutes
at a very advanced Price, it appears from the general Tenor of his
Conduct, since his commencement, that he has continued an entire
prostitution of the publick Money, in such, and the like egregious
enormities. The better to make this appear, the summoning of John
Horn Benjamin Stevens John Ellicot & Misael Deaver, all of this
County (except Jno Ellicott) will shew the matter very clearly.
Presupposing it was to your Honorable Board the information
ought to be given, I have taking the Liberty to present the above
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[John Randall Philadelphia to Gov. Lee]
Sir I inclose a Transcript of the necessaries I've purchased here
for our Troops, I wanted to purchase more Rum, but none of the
traders would agree to wait for the Money till it could be sent from
Maryland. I have been detained five days for want of Waggons,
which I have just procured and sent of with the Goods, but fear
they'll be Stop'd at Trenton with the Ice, every exertion will be
made to get them to Camp as Quick as possible
I hope to Receive an Answer soon, to the Letter sent by Capt
Keeports, with full instructions how I am to proceed in my dis-
tribution of the Cloathing and necessaries, to the Officers which I
shall attend to with the greatest care
Morris Town 5th Febry 1780
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