Extract of a Letter from Ensign John Morgan to the Secretary of War dated Prospect November 20. 1793. "It was my wish Sir to have had my trial in Philadelphia not only as a Justice due to me, but that I might have a Man of abilities and one conversant in the Law, as a Judge Advocate; An Officer much wanted on the American Army; the one appointed on my trial I have been under the necessity to expose, as very deficient in these respects. In consequence of his incapacity as manifested in various instances a number of Officers amongst whom was all or most of the Members of the General Court Martial, petitioned to General Wayne the appointment of another, after my trial was at an end. I mention these circumstances to you because even the original proceedings of the Court are very defective on these accounts and because Ensign Floyd has not transmitted to your Office a true copy of the proceedings as you will see when you shall have the opportunity of comparing the two together. I therefore beg leave to request that you direct him to send forward the original proceedings to your Office agreeably to the articles of War, Section Administration of Justice Article 24. Y as I insisted to him he should for the above Reasons — "This Article expressly and wisely declares that "Every Judge Advocate or Officer officiating as such at any General Court Martial shall transmit with as much expedition as the opportunity of time & distance of place can admit, the original proceedings & sentence of such Court Martial " to the Secretary at War." General Waynes well known honour Talents & character render it unnecessary for me to declare that I mean no disrespect to him for the appointment of such an ignorant & incapable Man as Ensign Floyd to the Judge Advocateship — There are few Officers of Talents & Honour in our Army who have been bred to the Law; & of those few I do not know one who can be induced to accept of the Appointment under the present Regulation — Indeed the Articles of War require alterations and amendments in several respects; if the public good and Justice to Individuals be their object." War Department The foregoing is an authentic extract from Nov: 29 - 1793 the original, compared by [signature: S.B. Staggins?] Cl Clk.