174 Letters to the Governor and Council

April 9
Red Book
No. 8
Letter 38

[Sam. Huntington, President, Philadelphia, to Honble Matthew
Tilghman.]

You will receive enclosed An Act of Congress of the 8^th Instant
recommending to the Executives of the States of Delaware, Mary-
land & Virginia respectively to take immediate measures for the
removal of all public stores and also all provisions & forage public
& private which will not be necessary for the consumption of the
inhabitants on the Peninsula between the Chesapeak and Delaware
Bays to prevent such articles falling into the enemy's hands: I should
suppose it equally expedient to include valuable horses tho' they are
not mentioned in the Act.
This recommendation is in consequence of intelligence received
from New York the substance of which is prefixed to the enclosed
Act altho it is presumed you will have received the intelligence be-
fore this comes to hand. As future events must determine with cer-
tainty the designs of the enemy so future intelligence may influence
the measures now recommended yet it is to be hoped such precautions
may be taken as will prevent any valuable supplies of any kind falling
into the Enemy's hands should they attempt to execute their designs
as reported.

April 9

[James Lloyd, Chester Town, to the Governor and Council]

I have the honor to inform you that the Marquiss Fayette who left
my Fathers yesterday morning has a Letter from Col^o Morris Aid
de Camp to Gen^l Greene which contains some very agreeable Intelli-
gence. Col^o Morris writes that on the 23 ult^o L^d Cornwallis was
retreating precipitately. That on one day he left our Wounded on
the road and the next a Captain and upwards of seventy of his own
wounded. That Gen: Greenes Army was under marching orders
after him. The distance between them fourteen miles. That by
reinforcements received after the action Gen: Greene's army was
superior to the Enemy. I congratulate your honors on this Intelli-
gence. I think it my duty to inform you that M^r N. Hynson of
Eastern Neck Island has in his possession an eight oar barge and
two guns belonging to her the property of this State M^r Spencer
who keeps the Ferry at Rock Hall, says she is a very fine vessel.
Capt. Benjamin Wickes has a 6 oar barge which he found by the side
of his Vessel after she blew up. M^r Spencer says she is not in very
good order but may be easily repaired. Doct^r Smith informs us that
Gen^l Wayne with twelve hundred Pennsylvania Troops was to
march to the southward by way of Lancaster. I must repeat my re-
quest to be favored as early as possible with an Answer to my last
Letter to your Honors.