490 Letters to the Governor and Council

September 12
Browrn Book
No. 2
Letter 17

[W. Smallwood, George Town, to Gov. Lee.] (Favor of
Mr. Denny)

I arrived early the next Morning after I left Annapolis, at George
Town, Col^o Adams had marched the day before from Cameron and
crossed the Ferry at Colchester, I detached an Officer after him with
Orders to leave at Dumfries the covered Waggon for the Officers of
the first and second Regiments, Thirty five Tents, and two Waggons
for use of the 4^th Regiment, urging the necessity of this distribution
that the Troops might fare alike, and that the State was making
every exertion to forward Supplies to them, but as he paid no Atten-
tion to the former Order respecting the covered Waggon, it is doubt-
ful whether he will comply with this, as he is more commonly actu-
ated by caprice and invincible Obstinacy, than that propriety of Con-
duct which should ever mark and distinguish the Officer, but I have
left it optional with him to comply with the order or Subject himself
to an Arrest
I forwarded the Arms and Accoutrements for the third Regiment
by water to Dumfries, in time I hope to fall in with the Regiment
there, and procured an open Waggon for Conveyance of the Bag-
gage of the Officers of the first and second until they could overtake
the third.

(See page
491)

The inclosed Return from Major Roxburgh will explain the wants
of his Regiment, most of the Articles are indispensably necessary,
but without Camp kettles, Axes, Canteens Nap and Haversacks they
cannot march; indeed Blankets and Shoes will be nearly as essential,
I must therefore earnestly solicit that the above Articles may be
forwarded with all possible dispatch. Major Roxburgh has received
four Waggons from Frederick and now only waits for the Camp
Kettles &^ra
I was at General Washingtons Seat last Saturday and Sunday
expecting his arrival, but M^rs Washington receiving a Letter on

Saturday Evening which left it doubtful whether he could take that

in his rout, I came up to George Town on Sunday in my way to Bal-
timore in order to fall in with him there, but unluckily found when
it was too late he had crossed over at M^r Diggeses. I am afraid I shall
remain here longer than I expected to forward this Regiment
P. S. We have received Intelligence of Cap^t Parker from the
MarquiS^ts [army] that the French Squadron and Troops from Rhode
Island had arriv'd safe and joined the Count de Grasse

September 13

[Will Deakins, Jun'r, George Town, to Gov. Lee.]
Inclosed you have a List of the subscriptions which I have rec^d in
this Town, many of the Inhabitants have Subscribed to M^r Baylys
Subscriptions, the Inhabitants of this Town have associated Gener-
ally but am sorry to say the Inhabitants in every other part of this
County are very backward, every exertion is made in this little place
to give free Circulation to the Currency