434 Journal and Correspondence.

February 25

Sundries Bo^t in Philad^d By J. Randall for the Maryland Troops
20^th feb^l"* 1780

2 Hhds best West India Rum 228 Gall⁸ @ £35

£7980.. o..o

2 ditto common d^o 230 d^o £32

7360.. o..o

5 Boxes Soap 485® 52/6

1278.. 2..6

2 Hhds Leaf Tobacco N^l 1682 £75 p C*

I26I..IO..O

262** Manufactur'd d^o 67/6

884.. 5-0

3 Packages & Cooperage

43- 7-6

Porterage

18.. o..o

f 4^ib Bohea Tea £90 4^lb Chocolate £ 21.. o

III.. O..O

*j 52^lb Powder'd Sugar £i56..o..36^H Coffee £162.0

318.. o..o

[ 8 Gallons Rum @ £35.0

280.. o.. o

3 loafs Sugar 24^H.7. @ go/

no.. 5..o

2 Tin Measures & I brass lock

60.. o..o

£19704.. io..o

February 26
Red Book
No. 7
Letter
No. 26

* These Articles were bought for four Officers on duty in Philad"
The loaf Sugar for Gen^l Gist, he takes it in lieu of other Articles

[Sam Huntington, President, Philadelphia, to His Excy the Govr
(Lee) of Maryland]

Sir. Your Excellency will receive herewith enclosed an Act of
Congress of the 25^th Instant by which the several States are called
upon to procure their respective Quotas of Supplies for the ensuing
Campaign in the Articles and quantities specified in the Act.
Congress in assigning the quotas have endeavoured to suit the
Circumstances and conveniency of each State as far as possible.
You will observe that the Prices affixed to the several Articles are
in Spanished milled Dollars and the accounts are to be kept and
finally Settled in like Currency as a fixed Standard in order that
equal Justice may be done to all the States, and to prevent the great
Inequality of Prices which hath happened in some Instances in differ-
ent States and Places for articles of the same kind and quality.
As it is not in the power of Congress at present to determine the
just quota of each State they have made Provision in this as in
former Acts that equal lustice shall be done to each State in the
final Settlement of their Accounts.
It is supposed that each State will chearfully take upon themselves
to furnish collect and deposite the Provisions and Articles assigned
to them respectively which being done will supersede the necessity
of purchasing Commissaries and quarter masters in the several
States. In order to enable the States the more easily to comply with
this Act, you will observe they are excused from paying into the