Letters to the Council. 455

Regiment & the Letter M. the Coat Buttons at £18 p^r Dozen & Wais-
cot Buttons at £ 16 p^r Dozen. You will Please to Inform me how
many he is to make for Each Regiment.

I have Enquired for Trimmings for Officers Cloathing but Can-
not find any suitable in the Town Your Excellency will Please to
send me up more Money by the First opportunity to Enable me to
Discharge the Ballances due for the Teems that were Employ'd
Taking out the Cloathing to Camp and pay for making Overalls and
for Provision for the Two men at the Fort Whetstone Point

Red Book
No. 30

[Kolker Philadelphia to His Excellency Gov. Lee]

Sir In consequence of a resolve of Congress of the 1 I^th currant,
a coppy of which I have the honor of transmitting to your Excel-
lency, it appears that congress have deemed it necessary to appro-
priate for the use of his most Christian Majesty's royal navy, 15000
barrels of flour out of the Supplies demanded from your State, & that
the flour seized in the Hands of M^r Smith should be returned to him.
it is my duty in consequence thereof to inform you that the whole
of the flour mentioned therein, will be wanted for the first of May &
that what has been Seized is necessary immediately for the following
purposes,
i. in order to forward to Benj" Harrison Jun^r Esq^r at James
river 500 barrels of flour and as many of Biscuit to be lodged in his
Stores, for contingent purposes for which I request your Excellency
will condescend to grant a permit to W^m Smith Esq" of Baltimore.
2^dly to Load the Schooners, Baltimore, Morris & Kolker which
have been freighted to go with flour to S^t Domingo and all which
have been waiting for a permit to load & proceed on their voyage
3^dly in order to prepare for the three Store Ships from Martinico,
which have put back to y^r cape by Stress of weather & which I have
a right to Expect hourly, in consequence of a Letter of the 5^th Jan-
uary from the Commanding officer of this Expedition.
4^thly in order to prepare for other contingent purposes.
I hope your Excellency and the Hon^ble the Council will please to
attend to my Earnest remonstrances on this head, Least any mis-
fortune may Ensue from further delays, & in order also to diminish
the Expences encurred by the detention of the vessels which I Expect
will be claimed by the Owners thereof, Either from me or from the
Governour of your State.
I Remain with Sentiments of profound Respect

March 21
Brown
Book No. 8
Letter
No. 33

[J. Gunby Kembles near Morristown to Gen'l Smallwood]

Dear Gen^l I beg leave to call your attention for a Short time,
respecting, as I term it, unjust, partial, distribution of the Blue
Cloth, sent up by the State of Maryland, for the use of her Officers.

March 25
Brown
Book No. S
Letter
No. 69