The next day was spent in rest at Bashesland (now West Brookville) near the Sullivan and Orange county line; from this point they marched to Port JerVis. On the 9th of M'ay they crossed the Delaware at Decker's Ferry, and from there marched to Easton. The New Jersey brigade had spent the previous winter at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, from which point they marched to Easton, passing through Bound Brook. The forces which gathered at Easton marched from there to Wyoming on the Susquehanna, a distance of six'ty-five miles. Nearly fortv days were required to cover that distance. The way lay through thick woods and almost impassable swamps. The route took them through Hillier's Tavern, Brinker's Mills, Wind Gap, Learn's Tavern, Dogon Point, and the Great Swamp. They reached Wyoming on the 24th of June. General Sullivan was much blamed but most unjustly so for his tardy movement. Pennsylvania had been relied upon to furnish not only a considerable body of troops but mosit of the supplies, but that commonwealth did not give the expedition a hearty support. The Quakers were most decidedly opposed to inflicting any punishment whatever upon the Indians, Other Pennsylvanians were offended because a New Englander had been chosen for the command instead of a Pennsylvanian. Troops were s^low in coming forward. Supplies were furnished tardily and reluctantly. They were insufficient in quantity and poor in quality. The commis-

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saries were careless and inefficient. The contractors were unscrupulous and dishonest. The authorities complained saying that Sullivan's demand's were excessive and unreasonable and they threatened to prefer charges against him. However, all the testimony goes to show that the commissary department was in charge of men who were either utterly incompetent or grossly negligent of their duty. On the 23rd of June Sullivan wrote Washington saying, "more than one-third of my soldiers have not a s'hirt to fheir backs." On the 30th of July Colonel Hubbard wrote to President Reed saying, " My regiment I fear will be almost totally naked before we can possibly return.