Drug Supplies in the American Revolution

by George B. Griffenhagen

[74] Duncan, op. cit. (footnote 2), p. 97.

[75] Owen, op. cit. (footnote 2), p. 39.

[76] American Archives, ser. 4, vol. 6, p. 1069.

[77] American Archives, ser. 5, vol. 1, pp. 651-652, 1114.

[78] Potts Papers, vol. 1, folio 77; Morgan to Potts, July 28, 1776.

[79] Ibid., folio 89; Stringer to Potts, August 17, 1776. See also Gibson, op. cit. (footnote 2), pp. 108-109. Washington mentions Stringer's visit with Morgan in a letter to Gates dated August 14 (Washington, op. cit. footnote 48, vol. 5, pp. 433-435).

[80] Ibid.; McHenry to Potts, August 3, 1776. [Stringer arrived in Philadelphia on the evening of August 2.]

[81] Ibid.; Stringer to Potts, August 17, 1776.

[82] Ibid.; McHenry to Potts, August 21, 1776.

[83] American Archives, ser. 5, vol. 1, p. 1271. For a similarly worded letter to Egbert Benson dated August 22, see Gibson, op. cit. (footnote 2), p. 112.