if they must go they might carry my oats, he told me I was a disaffected Person, had done nothing to support the cause, held bad Princeples, was a dam'd Lyer and a dam'd Rascal.

I have fined him for cursing; sued him for trespass & issued a warrent against him in order to bind him to his good behaviour & recorded a riot against him.

I think its a pity that there is not a man in this Precinct County or state that can be trusted with a press warrent, but such an outlandish, Irish, malicious, abusive fellow must be sent into this Precinct to press all the whiggs teams, & none in Charlotte, which is near 3 times as big, and half tories, for I cant learn of one being pressed there; after all the malicious fellow wrote a letter to Colo. Hay sent by the Soldiers that my team Capt. Shepherd's & Mr. Ingersoll's teams were disaffected teams, and requested they might be kept in Service a month; he abused others besides me. I am, Sir, your most obedient Hum'e Serv't

Roswell Hopkins.

P. S. One Stack of my wheat is spoiled being wet thro & grown & I shall loose about six tons of hay. R. H. His Excellency Governour Clinton.

[No. 3160.]

Draft Letter to Brigadier General James Clinton, Requesting Returns of Recruits from the Levies.

Poukeepsie, 19th Aug't 1780.

Sir, It is necessary that I shoud be furnished with a Return of the Recruits inlisted in the Batallions of this State since the 14th June last, specifying such as were inlisted out of the Levies the Term of Time for which they are inlisted & the Officer with

whom inlisted which I have to request you will be pleased to transmit me with the least possible Delay. I some Time since. in your absence, transmitted to the Commanding Officer of your Brigade, a Letter from Lieut. Glenney complaining of Injustice in the late arrangem't made by the Council & requested the sense of the Field Officers on the Subject, with which I have not yet been favoured. I am, Sir, your most obed.

[G. C.]

I do not mean to include Van Schaick's, as I believe there have been few if any Inlistments in it & to wait for a Return from it, woud occasion too long Delay.

Brig'r Genl. Clinton.

[No. 3161.]

Document 3161 has been consolidated with document 3153 for obvious reasons.-STATE HISTORIAN.

[No. 3162.]

Colonel Henry Livingston Intimates "Interesting Operations" Are Contemplated Against New York.

Philadelphia 20th Aug'st '80.

Sir, Business of the most pressing Nature, has prevented my doing myself the Honour of attending you to Albany upon the present Serious occasion, and will probably detain me untill your return to the Equally interesting operations intended. against New York, at which period I hope from your Excellencies Friendship that you will not permit me to be an Idle Spectator. I have the Honour to be, with great Respect, your Excellencies Most Obt. Serv't

His Excellency Gov'r Clinton.

Henry B. Livingston.

[No. 3163.]

Colonel Weissenfels Reports the Number of Men Enlisted from Levies Into His Regiment.

Orange Town, August 21st 1780.

Sir, Agreable to your Exellency' Letter to Captain Norton, requiring a Certificate to Ennable you to Remitt the Bounties from the Tresury, for the Recruits Enlisted during Warr, out of the New Levies; I do hereby Certifie, that there are twenty one, able Bodied men, Enlisted during Warr, in the fourth New York Regiment.

I cannot but Remark, that the Exertions, of so good a Recruiting officer as Captain Norton, has Considerable augmented my Comand, and Deserves my Notice and thanks. I doubt not of further Success in that respect, if Cash can be Procured, before the time of their Temporary Enlisment Expires. with great respect, your Excellency' most obedient, most humble Servant

His Excellency, Governor Clinton.

Fred. Weissenfels.

[No. 3164.]

Draft of Letter to Colonel John Lamb Respecting Supplies to be Issued to Troops.

Poukeepsie 22d Aug't 1780.

D'r Sir, Capt. John Wiley agent to procure Necessaries for the Troops of this State is now to the Eastward on that Busi ness, but for want of a proper Supply of Cash, which it seems our Treasury is not in a Condition to afford him it is to be feared he will for a Time be much restricted in his Purchasses. By his Letter of the 6th Instant he informs me that he has procured on his own private Credit, a small Quantity of Liquor

&ca. which he is forwarding on to Mr. Tyson at Fishkill to be distributed to the Troops. It will be impossible for Capt. Wiley both to purchase & attend to the Issuing of these Articles to the different Individuals who are entitled to receive them, & the Law has not provided for Issuing Commissaries. I woud, therefore, recommend it to the Commanding Officer of the different Regts. to appoint some faithful Persons belonging [to] your Regiment to receive & issue the Proportions of their respective Regiments. You will readilly perceive that to fix the Proportions of the Supplies to be delivered to the different Corps some one Person must be possessed of the Returns of such of the Officers & Privates as are Creditted to this State & for this Purpose I have to request you will be pleased to make yours to Genl. James Clinton, whom I have requested to asertain the Proportion of each Regt. & transmit it to the Agent with Duplicates thereof & Copies of the Returns to me. I am, with great Respect & Esteem, D'r Sir, your most Obed't Serv't

Colo. Lamb.

[No. 3165.]

G. C.

Governor Clinton Notifies Captain Doughty That No Discrimina tion Should be Made Against Artillerymen in Distributing Supplies.

Poukeepsie 22d August 1780.

Sir, I am this Moment favoured with your Letter of the 16th Inst't. By the act of the Legislature for provid'g Clothing & necess'ies for the Troops, the Officers & Privates, of the artillery & other Corps, credited to this State, undoubtedly are entitled to an equal & full participation of those articles, with the five

Battalions of this State. Mr. Curtenius, agent to procure the Cloth'g, & Capt. Wiley, agent to procure the necessaries, are now both gone into the neighboring states on this Business & whenever those articles are issued, your Corps will receive their full Proportion with respect to the Shirts & Overalls now deliver'g to the five Battalions, on a suggestion that they, in consequence of their late frequent marchings, had so worn out their under Clothes as scarcely to be able to do Duty; the Legislature, by informal Resolutions appointed Persons in the diff't Parts of the State, to collect by voluntary Donations a Temporary supply of those articles. By the Papers handed me, it would appear that the Distribution of them was confined: but at any rate the quantity collected was so small, as not to admit, neither would it have answered so good a Purpose the extend'g the issuing of them to the whole of the Troops credited to this State & Capt. Black, the Comm'y, being indisposed, I was under the necessity, to prevent their being lost or destroyed, of imploying Lieut. Conoly to collect & deliver them accordingly. I

am &c.

Capt. Doughty.

G: Clinton.

[No. 3166.]

To General James Clinton in Regard to Supplies and Enlistments. Pokeepsie 22d Aug't 1780.

D'r Sir, Capt. Wiley agent to procure necessaries for the Troops is gone to the eastward on that Business: but for want of a proper Supply of Cash which our Treasury is not at pres't in a condition to afford him it is not probably he will be enabled to extend his Purchases to any great amount. He, how