Letter from Charles Pettit to General Whipple. Philadelphia - Asking that the navigation in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays may be protected, so that supplies of forage may not be obstructed and the welfare of the army injured. (on back of letter to President Reed). Asking the advice and direction of the Committee on the advisability of changing the plan of sending divers vessels to Charlestown in South Carolina for cargoes of rice. Since the forming of the plan, the face of affairs in the neighborhood of Charlestown has changed, and it might be prudent to make some alterations.; American Philosophical Society
