322 Letters to the Governor and Council

June 29
Red Book
No. 27
Letter no

[Sam Smith, Balt., to Gov. Lee.]

This Day the three weeks is out in which I engag'd to furnish the
Clothing & to morrow the whole will be ready except a few of the
Coats (their Delay is owing to a want of Red Cloth & of Buttons
neither of which was procurable either here or in Philad^a) & Blankets
which are not obtainable any where, However the Troops are so
Supplied that they will have five Blankets to every Six Men. If there
should be a greater Number of Recruits than was at first Imagin'd
I ought to be Imm^y Inform'd. The Rum & Coffee I forwarded to
Anapolis & all the soap procurable here, The Sugar requir'd was for-
warded by Col Dorsey. The Drums & fifes cannot be furnish'd for
this Detachment in any reasonable Time, I Have wrote to Philad³
for them & more Tent Cloth, there not being more than necessary for
50 Tents & officers Tents in this place, The Tobacco on Choptank
I sold yesterday for Hard Cash at 15/ p 100^lbs M^r Poe Informs me
that unless the Tents goes thro: his Department the Continent will
not acco^t for them, His Deputy M^r Swan will Carry this, & will pass
receipts for them, if you are of the same opinion

500 Coats @

8o/

2000

300 Jackets

30/

450

1000 p^r Overalls

20/

1000

1000 Shirts

25/

1250

212 p^r Woolen Hose

10/

100

500 Hatts

7/8

187.. 10

191 Blanketts

50/

477--10

102 3/4 yds. Sup^r Cloth @

5£

510

404 p^r Breeches

20/

464

400 Stocks @

/1/6

30

6 p^r thread Hose

20/

6

68 Camp Kettles

20/

68

6629

8 Horsemans Tents

400

50 Tents 11/5

500

900

6629

7589

600

8189

20 yds.

120 yds @ 7/6. 45