Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar acceptance of appointment as Commandant for the protection of the Northwest Frontier

Harmar's acceptance of his appointment by the Executive Council of Pennsylvania as Commandant for the protection of the Northwest Frontier. [Lt. Col. Josiah Harmar to Pres. Dickinson] Philadelphia, August 16th, 1784 The respectable appointment, which your honorable body has been pleased to confer upon me, and the very polite manner in which it was done, lay me under particular obligations, to your Excellency and Council. Indeed, I cannot sufficiently express my feelings upon this occasion; I shall therefore endeavor, by a steady attention to the duties of this appointment, to render every possible service to my country, and thereby merit the approbation of your honorable board. I have the honor to be, Your Excellency's & Councils most obt & very hble. Servt., Jos. Harmar [Directed] His excellency, John Dickinson, Esq., & The Honorable The Supreme Executive Council, Pennsylvania.