Gentlemen

In consequence of a Letter from one of your Board that the Fleet of this State stood in need of Rum & Cloathing;¹ Council has procured four Hhds of Whiskey, 180 P Shoes & 180 pair of Stockings which will be sent in two Waggons under the Care of M^r Adam Kimmel

I am sorry to inform you that every kind of Cloathing is very scarce which is the reason Council has not been able to send you more by these Waggons—I will however collect other kinds of Cloathing and forward them as soon as possible—I am [&c.].

since writing the above I rec^d. yours of 24^th. with the disagreeable acco^t. of the evacuating of Red Bank & destruction of part of our Fleet least they should fall into the enemies Hands whether this conduct is praise worthy time will discover