[The first page of this document is marked as illegible by the digitizing institution: "Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically."] The United States of America in Congress Assembled To Nicholas Fish Esquire — Greeting Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, We by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Major [undecipherable] a Regiment [undecipherable] in the service of the United States, to take rank as Major from the [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of [undecipherable] by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do Hereby charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders as Major [undecipherable] And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from those a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress that shall be appointed, a Committee of the States, or [undecipherable] for the time being of the Army of the United States or any other your Superior Officer according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This commission to continue in force until revoked by them or a future Congress or the Committee of Congress before mentioned or a Committee of the States. [undecipherable] His Excellency Richard Henry Lee [undecipherable] the Congress of the United States of America in New York the [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] A.D. [undecipherable] and in the [undecipherable] Year of our Independence. By Order of Congress H Knox, Secretary at War Richard Henry Lee, P.