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present ease or convenience of individuals will be put in competition
with the lasting happiness of millions. That the rulers of States will
not hesitate to exert their utmost authority and that the people have
too much understanding to refuse a temporary submission to such
vigorous exertions as are necessary to secure them from continued
oppression and established tyranny.
A common council involves the power of direction Let not our
measures be checked or controuled by the negligence or partial views
and interests of separate communities, while they profess to be mem-
bers of one body, too long have the dearest interests of America
been sacrificed to present ease Too many of us have slept in false
security. Let us awake before the season for successful exertion
is passed. Judge you whether the loss of Charles Town and the
situation of your grand Army does not call for every spirited effort.
The objects which claim your immediate attention are clearly pointed
out by the requisitions of Congress and their committee at head
quarters. Let them be complied with. Enable us to cooperate vigour-
ously with the fleets and armies of our Ally and we may reasonably
hope through the blessing of divine providence for a speedy and
happy termination of a controversy which is to give freedom and
independence to millions

June 16

[H. Hollingsworth, D. Q. M. G^l Head of Elk, to His Excellency
the Governor in Council]

Gentlemen Your favor of the 12^th by Mess^{rs
Wells & Cunes came
duly to hand with Ten thousand nine hundred and fifty one pounds
Bacon and five barrells Pork in good order having no money could
advance the Gentlemen none have assumed for some small matters
which they were in want of, to the amount of One hundred and
thirty eight pounds fifteen shillings, which you will please to Stop
out of the Sales as I have charged it to the State, the bacon shall go
on tomorrow, have partly got through the State Wheat delivered me
by the Commissioners & shall be down with a State of the Accounts
as soon as Leisure will permit. I had the Honor of receiving your
late appointl shall act at least untill I have the pleasure of seeing your
Honors, as I have several Continental Vessells now at leisure (will
be soon Idle) unless I am inform'd of some business more than I
know of, which 'tis fear'd will be attended with bad Consequences
to the Army, as I have generally observed that leisure at this Post,
fore leads want to the Army, therefore take the Liberty to entreat,
that I may be inform'd of any grain flour Provisions &<* that may be
to bring forward, & those Vessells shall be immediately sent for it
which will contribute to the Service}