Peter T. Curtenius to the New-York Congress

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New-York, June 28, 1775.

GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to your order, I have purchased, on the publick credit, 261 pieces ravens duck, which is all that is in Town; also, 26 bell-tents, and 635 haversacks, of Mr. Levy; one bell and one officers' tent, from Captain Devereux. I have delivered, 137 pieces duck to the tent-makers, out of which they have made 250 tents, which are finished, and in my store. There remain 124 pieces duck in my hands, which will make about 227 soldiers' tents more.

I made an inquiry about blankets, and find them very scarce, and what there is, are not of the right sort or size; particulars as under. Those I sent per Captain Wendell, were two-point blankets, two of which sewed together will make one good blanket, and therefore bought double the quantity ordered. I am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant,

PETER T. CURTENIUS

John Morton, 38 one-point blankets, four of which will make one good blanket.

Abraham Brinkerhoff, 140 blankets; one bale of them are one-point, the remainder are 9 and 10-quarter rose blankets, from 18 to 25 shillings a pair.

Joseph Totten, Lawrence Embree, J. Pearsall, Eleaser Miller, and Alexander Robeson, have none but 8 and 9-4 rose blankets.