| Lt. Col. Varick to General Horatio Gates (supplies for almost everything the Gates' army needs are in short supply) Albany, October 14, 1776 "I have directed ... to send to you all the nails we can possible procure. No spades are to be had; the blacksmiths are ordered to make them as fast as possible. No thread for cartridges is in store; I have directed the store-keeper to collect some for your use. Oakum is not to be had ... I shall do my utmost endeavors to supply your wants." American Archives 5, Vol. 2, column 1037 |