[Copy] New Haven Oct^r 19^th 1787 Sir I do myself the Honor to acquaint you that being Informed by M^r John Dauphinee lately Senior Officer from this State, of the troops raised in Connedicut by the Act of Congress of the 1^st of April 1785 that certain vacancies have taken place in the Officers which were to be filled from this State by the appointed Act of Congress: the General Assembly [strikethrough: of this State] which are now Setting in this City, have filled those vacancies by appointing Jacob Kingsbury Lieutenant in the room of Lieutenant Joseph Williams promoted, and [undecipherable] Bartleson Ensign in the room of Ensign Saml Lydell, resigned; and Burdsham Story Ensign in the room of Ensign Jacob Kingsbury promoted; a Copy of the Act of Assembly appointing those Officers is herewith enclosed. The Officers appointed are now with the Troops on the Western Frontiers, and I have thought fit to give you this Information that their Commissions may be forwarded if you Judge it expedient, by the Bearer M^r Williams Wells as confidential, who is lately come from, & now returning, to the [undecipherable: future?]