Andrew Johnston and William Scott to Benjamin Franklin and the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council (unpublished)
York, June 5th, 1787.

As a number of respectable Inhabitants of York Town have formed themselves into a Company and have been at the expence of providing uniform, and it being impossible to procure any Arms in this Place, request Council to grant them fifty Stand of good Arms with Accoutrements compleat, for which a receipt will be given, and be liable to the call of Council.

And that the State may be at no expence in sending those Arms, we agree to pay the Carriage ourselves. Signed in behalf of the Company,

Andrew Johnston, Capt.

Should Council be so good and grant the above request, the arms, &c. shall account for, by

Wm Scott, C. Lt.

To the Honorable the President and Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
Addressed: To the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania at Phil’a.
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