You are Immediately to examine into the state of the Artillery of this Anny and take an account of the Cannon, Mortars, Shels, Lead, & Ammunition that are wanting.² When you have done that, you are to proceed in the most expeditious manner to New-York; There apply to the President of the Provincial Congress & learn of him, whether Col Reed did any thing or left any Orders respecting these Articles & Get him to procure such of them as can possibly can be had there. The President if he can, will have them immediately sent hither; If he cannot, you must put them in a proper Channel for being transported to this Camp with dispatch before you leave New-York. After you have procured as many of these Necessaries as you can there, you must go to Major Genl Schuyler and get the Remainder from Ticonderoga, Crown Point, or St John's ー If it should be necessary from Quebec, if in our hands; the want of them is so great that no trouble or expence must be spared to obtain them ー I have wrote to General Schuyler, he will give every necessary Assistance that they may be had & forwarded to this place with the utmost dispatch. I have given you a Warrant to the Paymaster General of the Continental Anny for a Thousand Dollars to defray the Expence Attending your Journey & procuring these Articles, an Account of which you are to keep & render upon your return. Given under my Hand. at Head Quarters, at Cambridge this 16 day of Novembr Annoque Domini 1775.

Endeavour to procure what Flints you can