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to comply with his requisitions, by promoting the recruiting Service,
equiping and marching the Levies as soon as they are raised to join
the Southern Army.
I am no Stranger to the want of Resources to accomplish this de-
sirable End, and that the present want of specie, or some other me-
dium must unavoidably retard this Business, yet I wish to call your
Attention in the most pointed manner to objects of such Importance,
that the most speedy and effectual measures may be adopted to sur-
mout these difficulties, and attain the purposes in view.
The General expects the nine Months Men to be equipped and held
ready to march, suggesting that Events may render their Service
necessary I am sensible their services can be of little Importance
unless they can be better clad; as neither the Law, nor your Stock of
Stores on hand admit of this, I shall submit the Propriety of fur-
loughing for eight or ten days all such who can get cloathing at
Home, and who may be depended on to return. Should they go into
the Field in their present State, I am apprehensive few of them
would survive their sufferings, and I am persuaded the State has
already, and will sustain the loss of many under this description who
went out in the third and fourth Regiments.
It is near a year since any Cloathing or Stores have been sent the
Officers and Soldiers of the two old Regiments in Carolina, the
former being by this Time relieved, it will only be necessary to sup-
ply the latter; they amount I imagine inclusive of the Maryland Artil-
lery to six Hundred; each Man will want a Blanket, Hat, Coat, Vest
one pair of Woolen, two pair of Linen Overals, two shirts, two
Pair of Shoes, two Stocks, and two pair of Stockings or Socks; the
Conduct and Fortitude of these Men under there hardships and suf-
ferings entitle them to the greatest Attention, I must therefore en-
treat you to make the necessary Provision as soon as possible, that
I may have the supplies forwarded as the Season is approaching in
which the want of them cannot be dispensed with, at the same time
I should be happy in receiving the full Sum in specie directed by the
Assembly to be advanced the Officers and Soldiers as soon as it can
possibly be made up that the same may be forwarded to those in the
Field, and paid to such as remain in the State
It will also be necessary to make up, and forward the defiency of
Cloathing due the third and fourth Reg^ts; especially Blankets, Woolen
Overals, Shirts and Shoes, which will be very essential in the Cli-
mate where they now are

October 18
Brown Book

No. 2
Letter 15

[G^o Washington, Head Quarters before York, to Major Gen.
Smallwood.]

I have received your favor of the 26^th of September I should have
esteemed it a fortunate circumstance to have had the pleasure to have
fell in with you on my route to Virginia

October 6
Brown Book
No. 2
Letter 16