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ready for a settlement, as soon as Colonel Atlee came to this place ; that 

 without him they could do nothing. 



As I am not possessed of a single paper of any former transactions 

 relative to the Office I now hold, it will be out of my power to do any- 

 thing with those Gentlemen. Your Excellency's advise on this head also 

 will be highly necessary. 



From the many and frequent applications I conceive it my duty to 

 represent to your Excellency the situation of this place. The powder 

 Magazine in which is deposited between twenty and thirty Tun of Pow- 

 der, is and has been for some considerable time past without Guard. 

 The Militia of this place are unarmed, nor are there any for them in thi.s 

 place — so that little or nothing would be done to oppose any attempt 

 against the magazine, or other public property. 



In consideration of the singular situation of this place, application for 

 a guard, from the Corporation, was made some time since, to the Board 

 of War — who in consequence thereof ordered Colo. Mayland's Regt. 

 (stationed here) to do that duty ; but the peculiar state of those Troops 

 I fear they were not acquainted with — I am informed by the Command- 

 ant, they have so few men as scarcely to enable them to furnish a suffi- 

 cient guard for the stables (which is absolutely necessary) and those are 

 destitute of clothing, and some of them sickly. 



The number of disaffijcted (which is too notorious) in this Country, 

 and the many strangers who daily pass thro' this place, make it abso- 

 lutely necessary for the security of the publick property a guard should 

 be ordered for that purpose. Two Sentinels will be sufficient — which 

 will require eight men daily, including Non-Com'd Officers — so that 

 twenty -four men (allowing three relieves; will answer the purpose. It 

 will be necessary for your Excellency to give some directions in this 

 matter. 



I am informed a number of Boxes with arms are in the stores at or 

 near Cox's town. If your Excellency thinks proper, I will order them 

 to this place, have them repaired, and kept in readiness in case of Emer- 

 gency. 



I have the Honor to be 



with great respect and esteem 



your Excellency's most Obdt and very Ilural Servt, 



Ad'm IIubley, Jr., Lieut C. Lr. 



DirectedL, 



His Excellency Joseph Reed, Esquire, Philadelphia. 



In Supreme Council, May 15, 1779. 



An order was drawn on the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Mat- 

 thew Smith, Esq., or his order, for the Sum of Forty Thousand Dollars, 

 of which said sum Twenty Thousand Dollars are to be by him sent to 



