Mr Hancock has directed me to inform you that upon the Request of several Members of Congress, who judgd my Attendance here for some Days necessary, I must remain in Philada unless the Buisiness of the Army cannot be executed to your Satisfaction by the Gentlemen who are now with you as Depy Qr Mrs Genl.

In the mean Time I have my Hands filld with the Formation of the Department & the Settlement of innumerable intricate Accounts of our Expences last Campaign.

I have provided almost every Article sufficient for this Campaign except Tents: the Want of which Col. Biddle complains heavily in a Letter dated the 26h Inst. The following is the State of my Tent Account.

				Tents
April 19	⅌	Abraham Barry Wag. Mastr		860
		John Crafton do.		140
May 2		Adam Nees	marquees 33	000		Sent to Col. Biddle
12		William Skiles		512
20		Robert Beyers		500
				2012	Tents
16th		William Skiles		144
16		ditto		70		To Genl Sullivan at Princton
20		Capt. Richards Schooner to Trenton		132
		William Starret		1000		To Albany
			33 Marquees & 3358		Tents
Deliverd in Philada to the following Regiments
				Tents
2d		Virginia Regiment Col. Spotswood		17
4th		ditto		4
8th		ditto Bowman		36
12th		ditto Wood		12
4th		Maryland Hall		11
		Delaware Regiment		27
2d		Pennsylva. ditto Irwin		40
3d		do Wood		72
4th		do Cadwalader		12
9th		do A.J. Morris		38
10th		do Lt Col. Nagel		25
11th		do Humpton		38
				332
Pennsylva. State Regiment at Redbank				110
Militia of Delaware State				205
Boats on Delaware				30
				4035	Tents
				&  33	Marquees
which are sufficient for Twenty two thousand Men Officers included }				4068

I have on hand at Philada 500 Tents exclusive of 500 Tents imported from France & hourly expected from Senepuxent.

I have long since sent to Boston for all the Tents in & near that Town & have taken every Method to procure from Mr Brown & others all the Tent Cloth that can be purchasd. If Col. Biddle has been frugal he cannot want Tents. But to prevent any ill Consequences from Miscarriages on the Road &ca I will send off to Morrow 300 Tents to him.

It is impossible to gratify the Officers with Marquees at this Time—they must fair as British Officers frequently fair—i.e.—put up with good Tents.

A Major Lutterlow who has been much caressd by Doctor Franklins intimate Friends here waits on your Excellency by Advice of several Members of Congress—He knows the many Blunders which have been committed by hasty Appointments in our Army & will not urge his Interest too far—I beleive from his Conduct here that he is a Gentleman of Sense, much Modesty, & Breeding. I have the Honor to be Your Excellencys Obt hle Sert