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                                                                                                                                                                      Windham 19th, 1779

Dear Sir, I recd' yours of the Sixteenth, have noted the [[Contenee?], the letters, I sent, Soft waning Directly by[ [sapehind?] ]have Sent you all the Cloth I had on hand and the woolan Cloaths, Except aboute forty prs. [pairs?] Woolen Covoralls Cutting and Making, I expect more Cloth this weak hope in Sunday to have in Hundred prs Overalls ready, I should have Just a Larger Quantity of [Arlisly] of Cloathing; but when the Troops which belonged to this Store pased this Town, [ the?] Officers and Soldiers applied for help, Some of them no Shirts no Shoes or Stockens, the Officers without Breaches [Pants] I Looked into the Orders recd' from M. Hubberd to Send to providence, and found, the order was not Supplied, Delt out in proportion to Their Wants Took receipts to acct with Capt. Hubbard which I send by the Bearer, I Expect to have the Cloathing which I send forward to answer for the Town of Windham in the Same manner as if they were in Separate acct, the Inveces are in Clase?, of the whole I send forward at this time and what way [? ] to the Troop Berhing? your Friend and Humble Svt Joshua Elderkins Com

Please to accept my Particular regard, and give my Tender Love to your Dear friend, and family, for then unclear to my Children

on Side: I have sent forward 40 pr. stocking by order of the gov. and his Councils of Safety to Mr. Clark. I have a Number more not come to hand which will send soon as possible