War Office, March 4, 1793 Sir Captain William Lewis and Captain Benjamin Price of the Infantry are directed to commence recruiting for the Legion. The former will establish his rendezvous at Hagers Town and the latter at Frederick Town Maryland — & the Secretary of War requests that you will please to make arrangements to furnish each Officer with fifty suits of Cloathing, including four Suits for Serjeants and two for Musicians also arms accoutrements Knapsacks, Canteens &c so as to compleat Fifty men for marching at each rendezvous, Please also to include a drum and fife and swords for the non commissioned Officers — I am, with esteem & respect, Your humble Servant " [undecipherable: probable reading — Stagg Jun.] Samuel Hodgdon Esq [Cover sheet address:] Samuel Hodgdon Esq — [Marginalia, upper right of cover:] Letter from the War Office [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] Esq to [undecipherable] allowing No Captns Lewis & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] B. [undecipherable] [Archival stamp, cover:] Received from War Dep[artmen]t [undecipherable] 4 1[79] 40[undecipherable]