To George Washington from Arthur St. Clair, 3 November 1781

[3 November 1781]

General Greenes Army, by the Return, including

The Cavalry & Artillery amounts to	2719
Waynes & Gists Brigades to	2112
The Cavalry & Virginia Infantry, suppose	500
	5331
The Cloth in Gerlach’s Invoice will make,
Coats & Vests for	899
Uniforms made	420
With Genl Greene	1700
	3119 deficient	2212 Coats
The Linnen in that Invoice will make
of Shirts	4398
There are made Shirts	348
	4746. deficient.	495 Shirts
In the general Return of Cloathing	Pairs
There are of Shoes	7241
There has been spend since it was
made to the two Brigades & the Cavalry	1242
remains	5999 pairs

which is something more than a pair to each Man. some have also been issued to the Troops going to the Northward.

The Linnen Overalls & hunting Shirts are so trifling in number that they are immaterial to either Army, The red Flannel will be wanted in lieu of Blankets of which there are none; and Baylors and Whites Regiments are entirely without.

from the above View it appears there is little or nothing in the Hands of the Clothier but what is wanted for the Southern Army and as much Linnen should be added from Oaksleys as will make up the number of Shirts compleat to one a Man at least.

Ar. St Clair

DLC: Papers of George Washington.

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