War Office March 5. 1795 Sir. Your letter of the 3. instant has been received. I have directed Lieutenant Elmer, who is at present at New Brunswick on the recruiting service, but unsuccessful, to repair to New York and put himself under your immediate orders — Lieutenant Dayton at Elizabeth Town is also instructed to send over to Governors Island, the Recruits he has inlisted, reserving only a small recruiting party. His last Return amounted to Seventeen non commissioned and privates — I am Sir Your obedient Servant Timothy Pickering Sec^y of War Captain Alexander Thompson [address leaf: War department / [undecipherable: H.D.?] Pickering / Captain Alexander Thompson / Governors Island / New York]