106 CALENDAR OF THE AVEEDOX CORRESPONDENCE. [May 5, 



LaFayette, Marquis de {continued) : 



1 7^1- — June ly. Frede?'icksburg. — Acknowledging letter of" pre- 

 vious day and promising to attend to every part. Wagons to be 

 sent forward. Difficulties in the way of procuring many 

 shoes. Has asked Gen. Morgan to send officer to seize all 

 shoes in factories round about and send them on. Has sent 

 on 750 stand of arms. Difficult to procure cartridges or lead. 

 Has written to a party of horse from Maryland to press forward' 

 day and night. No. 128. 



1 78 1. — June 20. Fredericksburg. — Six wagons starting before 

 night, with 700 gallons of whisky and 300 gallons of vinegar. 

 Rum out of the question. Impossible to get any shoes in this 

 neighborhood ; hopes centre in the back counties. Has writ- 

 ten about it to the Board of War. Incloses extract from Col. 

 Grayson's letter. Question of equipping a volunteer corps of 

 dragoons at Leesburg. Capt. Dixon's Volunteer Horse from 

 Gloster hope to get off before night and reach camp on Fri- 

 day. Desires to know the destination of the arms coming 

 from Philadelphia. Numberof arms sent forward. No. 134. 



1781. — June 20. Fredericksburg. — Will cover all the stores that 

 night. Troops under his command on other side of river. 

 In consequence of his (LaFayette's) letter to Major Page, will 

 afford every assistance to Gen. Wayne in his crossing of the 

 two branches of the river. Weather, alarming ! Will hold 

 boats in order to recross, unless he receives other instructions. 

 200 men from King George have joined him. 



P. S. — Col. Tupper and Mr. Kingsley on their way to him 

 (LaFayette) with three or four thousand guineas and some 

 despatches. No. 136. 



Lewis (Capt.) : 

 1 781. — June 2. From late intelligence, believes Gen. Wayne's 

 troops will cross Norman's Ford. Orders to impress work- 

 men, tools, rafts or any article which will facilitate their pas- 

 sage over the ford ', also, if possible, to send an express to Mr. 

 Bruce, who lives near Raccoon Ford and who owns a saw-mill. 



No. loi. 

 Mathews (Col.) : 



1 78 1. — March ji. Williamsburg. — Desiring him to propose an 

 exchange of volunteers taken at Charles City Court house for 

 an equal number of marines taken in Warwick. No. 63. 



