194 CALENDAR OF THE GREENE CORRESPONDENCE. [April 6, 
HOLLINGsworTtH, HENRY (Col.) (continued ) : 
1779.—Lebruary 25. Head of Elk.—Acknowledging favors of 14th 
and 16th insts. Difficulty of procuring forage and keeping it 
out of the hands of speculators. Promising a constant supply 
of corn. Enclosing a few verses (Vol. x, No. 6a) wrote by a 
young lady, a friend, who asked him to deliver them to Gen. 
Greene. Vol. x, No. 6. 
1779.—May 3. Philadelphia.—Acknowledging favor of 14th ult. 
by Major Burnet. Declares every charge in that letter untrue 
and the report of slanderous tongues. Defends himself against 
charges—z. e., loss of the people’s confidence, and the putting 
his relations in office. ‘Thanks Gen. Greene for his impartial 
inquiry. Thinks the source of most of the complaints is the 
lack of a proper distinction between the quartermaster’s and 
the commissary business. Vol. vii, No. 22. 
1779.—October 8. Head of Elk.—Acknowledging favor of Sep- 
tember 29 from Gen. Greene (?). Has forwarded his whole 
returns to Col. Pettit, but in future will send them to Gen. 
Greene every month if possible. Thanks him for caution re- 
specting forage; will send on all he is able to procure. 
Vol, ii, No, 35. 
1779.—October 13. Philadelphia.—Enclosing returns of assistants, 
clerks and other persons employed at the Elk post. The wharf 
almost completed, and the store all ready to raise. Want of 
forage. Postponing taxes until December, impolitic. Wishes 
such part of his letter communicated to Col. Clement Biddle 
as may be necessary. Vol... No. ze. 
1779.-—November 23. Philadelphia.—Report of his department, 
of the work accomplished and that contemplated. Has been 
obliged to employ new assistants, the old ones having left on 
account of low wages. Laborers receive double the pay of his 
assistants. Vol. ix, No. 61. 
1780.—January 5. Head of E/k.—Acknowledging favors of roth 
and 18th insts. Question of accounts. Reason of certain com- 
plaints. Will explain the matter personally to him when he 
comes to Philadelphia. Carolina troops under Gen, Hogan 
passed Susquehanna with much difficulty, those of Virginia by 
way of Lancaster. Vol: 1) INO-2T. 
