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leaves the brigade against the wishes of all the officers, as he 
wanted to go to headquarters to get his family from Long 
Island. Will send the pair of breeches and waistcoat as soon 
as they are finished. Vol. iii, No. 20. 
1779.—LVovember 11. Providence.—Enclosing returns of stores 
and persons employed for November. . Late in getting it off as 
the General required his constant attendance on him ; left him 
at Voluntown in a very good humor. Troops will be at Hart- 
ford by Monday. Has put the horses belonging to artil- 
lery out to pasture until they are wanted. Vol. iii, No. 16. 
1779.—LVovember 25. Providence.—Enclosing a journal of the 
siege of Savannah found on board a British sloop which put 
into the harbor of Newport, not knowing that their friends had 
evacuated that town. Wants order for clothing. Willi forward 
accounts in December. Vol. tx, No. 22. 
1779.—December 24. Providence.—Acknowledging favors of roth 
and 13th insts., and enclosing return of all his employees in 
the department. Matter of clothing for himself and other 
officers. Question of supplying the sloop Arvgo and the 
Pigot galley with duck. Vol. viii, No. 9. 
BOWEN, OLIVER: 
1779.— October 10. Gen. Howe's Headquarters, near Poim Bridge. 
—Announcing his arrival with a packet containing the Quar- 
termaster’s accounts intrusted to him by Col. Bowen. Will 
wait on Gen. Greene the next day. Mol. 11, No? 18. 
BRODHEAD, DANIEL (Col.): 
1779.—-May 26. Pittsburgh.—Acknowledging favor of 13th inst. 
Glad Gen. McIntosh is to go to the southward, but thinks his 
temper will be as disagreeable to the inhabitants there as it 
was in this district. Gen. McIntosh’s tactics in the last cam- 
pain. His own command in fair condition. Dispute between 
Gen. McIntosh and Col. Steel. Wishes Gen. Sullivan great 
success against the ‘‘ black caitiffs of the North.’’ Case of a 
young Delaware Indian, son of the late Capt. White Eyes, a 
noted warrior, who is desirous of joining the expedition. De- 
lay in receiving salt provisions. High wages of artificers ; 
poor soldiers kept to the old rate without a murmur. 
Vol. v, No. 77. 
