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BELDING, SIMEON (continued ) : 
1779.—May 25. Reading.—Concerning a supply of portmanteaus 
and tents. Viole vi, NO; 1O. 
BERRY, SIDNEY: 
1779.—lVovember 6.—Repairing of boats in New Jersey. Desires 
orders respecting boats and teams. Captain Clinton will re- 
port on damages. Vol. ix Now 12. 
Betts, WILLIAM M.: 
1779.—LVovember 3. Fishkill.—Artificers hired by the day quit 
work on Monday last. They have presented him with propos- 
als, of which the enclosures are copies. Col. Hay gone to 
Rhynbeck (Rhinebeck) to inspect the rafts there. 
Vol. 111, No.5; 
1779.—LVovember 15.—Acknowledging, in Col. Hay’s absence, his 
favor of equal date. Col. Hay’s intention to wait on Gen, 
Greene early in the morning. Vol. ili, No. 4. 
BIDDLE, CLEMENT (Col.): 
1779.—January 25. Camp, Middlebrook.—Acknowledging favors of 
2oth and 22d insts., with an acceptable supply of money from 
Col. Pettit. Scarcity of forage on account of great land car- 
riage. Complaints against Col. Bostwick give him great pain. 
Thinks the purchasers of forage should have an allowance made 
for their incidental expenses. Arrival of a fleet of sail at York 
laden with oats and flour. The first fleet, depended on for 
provisions, is still missing. Mol.aix, Now, 13. 
1779.—/anuary 27. Rarriton[Raritan].—Favorable reports from 
Col. Hay concerning forage and horses. Difficulty of getting 
in forage. Roads to Trenton and to North River must be re- 
paired. Mr. Furman’s and Col. Hooper’s inability to provide 
the required amount of forage. On the strength of a report 
that the enemy were preparing to cross over from Staten Is- 
land to Jersey, got ready for them, but they failed to material- 
ize. Thinks they may attack Elizabeth Town. Would like 
to have the Brigade Artillery. Vol. viii, No. 7. 
1779.—Lfebruary 11. Philadelphia.—Excessive amount of forage 
consumed. Efforts he is making to supply Pulaski’s Legion. 
Prices rising and forage scarce. Vol. iv, No. 7. 
PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. XXXIX. 162. K. PRINTED MAY 17, 1900. 
