No. 7.
To the Deputies of Maryland in Congress

Gentn The inclosed Memorandum was intended to be delivered personally to Mr [Samuel] Chase whilst in Baltimore Town, but his going sooner than we expected, prevented it's being done. ー we should be obliged to you to advert to the Contents thereof, as if addressed to all the Deputies ー & be pleased to give us an Answer, as soon as you can with Convenience to yourselves ー

We find that Blankets Strouds, Camp-Equipage & Cannon, to say Nothing of Powder, will be much wanted & we doubt are not to be procured in this Province ー

When any Thing occurs in the News-Way, we should be glad to have a Line from you and are  Yr [&c.]

(The following is a Copy of the inclosed Memorandum above mentioned)

Mr Chase is requested by the Council of Safety to furnish them with the Price and Demensions of the Chivaux de frize lately made at Philadelphia. ー

To inform them, whether any Thing and what has been done in Congress, in Consequence of a Resolve of the late Convention relative to the Canvass imported into this Province by Mr Juge a Foreigner. ー

Whether Messrs Willing and Morris have received a Letter from Messrs Chamberlaine, Hooe & Ringgold, or either of them, advising them, that this Province would receive 5 Tons of the Salt-Petre imported by said Willing & Morris, manufactured into Gun-Powder, in Part ー discharge of the Powder to be furnished by them and whether they have taken any Measures in Consequence of it.

Whether there are any Match coat Blanket[s] or Stroud to be got in Philadelphia or New-York and to transmit the Plates and Paper directed by the Money Bill to be procured at Philadelphia, as soon as possible. ー

Also To inform them, whether there be any Probability of getting Knapsacks, Haversacks and Canteens for the Soldiers ー and at what Prices respectively and in what Time they can be furnished. ー