1From George Washington to James Mease, 18 July 1777 (Washington Papers)
I am favd with yours of the 8th inst. I am sorry to find that you are likely to fall short in the supply of so material an Article as that of Shoes. Few of the 5000 pair that came on to peekskill will reach this Army, and even those that will, I am informed are in a manner good for nothing, they are thin french pumps that tear to peices when ever they get wet. I therefore beg you will forward...