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flour Rec^d is sold at 14/ to 15/. The persons who Bo^t it cannot get
that for it in Philad^a; When I receive that & the 100 H^hds from M^r
Muir, I will order it to Philad^a
I am Inform'd that These Troops are Imm^y to be Accoutred, if so,
orders should be Issued. I Have set Ellicott to work he has made
Twenty swords for Nicholsons Troops & would Continue. It takes
Considerable Time to procure saddles & accoutrements, and it is a
great advantage to provide in Time. These New recruits will want
Clothes. My Battalion has by subscription nearly raiS^td their Men
say 40 — they are very good & might be put on the Horses Imm^y. No
person here seems dispoS^td to take Care of them
IncloS^td is an Inaccurate return of Clothing purchased I Have sent
to Philad^a for more tent Linen, for Drums, fifes &c &c & am now
in Treaty for 50 Excell^t Blankets, which I shall get. If the Horses
are sent up we shall send with the waggons the whole of the Cloths.
The reason of the Detention of Coats is owing to a want of Red
Cloth, we have substituted Everlasting It was not procurable in
Philad^a However they are in good Time.

A List of Clothing deliver'd by Samuel Smith &c. &c.

July 11
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 116

N. B. — This with the 200 suits supplied from Philad. Equips 700 men fit for
Marching with Clothing
[July 11^th 1781]

[Mark Alexander, Jn'r, Baltimore, to His Excellency, Thos. S. Lee.]

Agreeable to my Appointment I have Inlisted to the number of
Fourteen Recruits, and I expect to get on or Before the 16^th a num-
ber more. By your Excellency's Letter to me, it appears that Thomas
Donnallen was Appointed to Receive & provide for them, but he
informs me it is not in his power to do either the one or other with-
out your Excellency's particular Instructions. The Recruits are
coming in fast & I have no way to provide for them. Therefore I
would beg your Excellency's Particular Instructions, as soon as possi-

July 12