480 Journal and Correspondence.

Brown
Book No. 2

rendezvous of such Officers and Parties as may be on Furlough &
the Recruiting Service tho it is essential they should be drawn to a
point and ordered to hold themselves in readiness to March or em-
bark for Petersborough to join their respective Corps the latter wou'd
be most eligible as they may have Baggage not to be conveyed on
the March provided Vessels can be Procured. Altho their rendez-
vous seems essential I cannot with Propriety order before I receive
the Generals Commands respecting it which I daily look for I think
it wou'd contribute much to the Ease and Dispatch of the Troops to
order the rendezvous of those under the above Descriptions at An-
napolis and this place as might be most convenient to their respective
situations where if Vessels could be ordered the Transportation of
them and their Baggage woud be attended with less Expence and
difficulty than might otherwise be incurred by the Obstructions
which might occur on their March if you shoud approve of this
Measure you will be so obliging to give the necessary Order for Ves-
sels to be provided if to be had and advise me thereof it also woud
be necessary to provide at these Costs as speedy as possible a Stock
of Hats Blankets Overals and Shoes Shirts I am well assured will
also be wanting a full Supply of any of these species is not to be ex-
pected from the Board of War and Cloathier General those Ordered
for this place might come round in the Vessels or be sent otherwise
as you might judge most expedient
Inclosed is a return of Cloathing wanted for the Men at this place

Red Book
No. 3^o
Letter
No. 13
April 24
(See
Liber C C
No. 22
p. oo)

[Geo. p. Keeports Baltimore to Gov Lee.]

May It Please your Excellency I Received your Letter of the
19^th Ins^t and Since made Purchases as p^r the Inclosed Memorandum
It was with the Greatest Dificulty I made the Purchases of the Ozna-
burghs and Shoes without Paying the Ready Money Down and
Could not without Promising Payment by To morrow or Wednesday
Evening It was with the Greatest Perswasion I got the Blankets of
M^r Hudson without Setting a Certain day within Six for Payment.
There may be About 800 yards More Oznaburghs had at 19 Dol-
lars p^r yard and some More Shoes on Paying the Ready Money
Down I am Now making out Returns of the Cloth &c. under my
care.
M^r John Leapold who will Wait on your Excellency with this
Letter will be a Very Safe Person to bring up the Sum to Enable
me to Discharge the Debts I Contracted for the State as p^r the In-
closed Memorandom

April 24
Red Book
No. 7
Letter

No. 35

[Sam Huntington, Philadelphia In Congress to His Excellency
the Governor & the Legislature]
(Circular) It is the Duty of Congress to be as full and explicit
in their Requisitions as the public Exigencies are great and pressing,