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Norwich Octr 12th 1779 Dear Sir I Recd your favour of the 25th Ultimo & Note the Contents I sent you the Invo. of Cloating from the Towns of Preston & Groton with the Cloathing & now Inclose Invo. of the Cloathing from Norwich forwarded by Capt Perkins £4724—Besides Packing Cash &c I shoud have sent it Before but the Committe Coud not make it out till they had made up the Whole of the Cloth Prouered? in the Rest of the Cloathing from this Town they Intend to Deliver by the 21st Inst—it is Probable there will be a Surplus of shirts—if it shoud be the Case shoud be Glad to Know if you will Enable me to Buy them—I wrote you the 28th Sept. that I had Engagd 4 doz Carters? Hatts—3 doz Beaver & at.1000 felt? I Desir'd torn: to Know if you woud have me Buy more & Coud help me to pay for torn: them? but have not had the pleasure of your Answer—I shall have a Little more money then to pay for the Hatts Engagd when I Can get the money on the order but have not Recd any as yet & have Promisd the whole for those Hatts the 1s. of Novr.—therefore thot? not safe to Engage any man untill the order was Settled—I did not Reciev any Hatts before the 1st. Inst.—Genl Huntington wrote me to Know if you had orderd the Soldier Hatts Bound he seemd to wish to have them so if the Expense want? great he also Desir'd to have a Beaver Hatt for himself Reservd—I wrote him I had no order to Find them nor did I know the Expense as I did not Know what to bind them with I suppose white Tape might Answer—I told him I woud save him a Hatt if it was agreable to you—if you want home made Cloth (Woolen) I Believe I Coud Buy some (as I have been offerd Considerable) if I had the Needfull & Knew what Kind was wanted & the Price you give in General am DSir your Most Humble Servant A Huntington Chauncey Whittelsy Esqr