Letter from Colonel Ritzema, on the bad state of the arms in tim Army

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The Congress were informed that ColonelRitzema had many Arms, which had been collected for his Regiment, which want repairs; that he has Armourers in the Regiment who could repair those Arms if they were supplied with tools for that purpose.

Ordered, That Colonel Curtenius procure and deliver to Colonel Ritzema, or his order, such Armourer' s Tools as he may require for the purpose of employing some of the men of his Regiment in repairing such of the Arms of the said Regiment as may be out of repair.