List of Persons in North Carolina applying for Commissions in the Army now to be raised N° Names Residence Rank expected Remarks &c 1 Robert Troy Salisbury Captain This list as far as N°10 of the Captains, N°10 of the Lieutenants, and N°7 of the Ensigns, is the best selection of character that I have been able to make for the appointments annexed to their respective names — no pains and trouble have been spared to obtain a proper knowledge of their capacity or principles, where I was not personally or sufficiently acquainted with them, and they are in every instance, recommended by the most respectable men in the Districts where they reside. The principle of distribution recommended to me by General Washington in his letter of the 24^th October has been uniformly attended to, as far as it could be done without sacrificing more important objects. Those of each grade are placed numerically, as in my opinion they ought to rank, and with a view to their rising in the line, to more important commands a particular descriptive list was forwarded to the Commander in Chief of all these Officers except those from Tennessee; and Mr. Long and Mr. [undecipherable] offered as Lieutenants since, so that I suppose it would not be necessary here, and more especially as General Pinckney inspected them when at this place. The arrangement may be found in some instances different from that sent on to his Excellency General Washington, but the present is the result of the best consideration I could give the subject. Three Ensigns are wanting to complete the list. The names of these I hope to procure in two or three weeks. As to the Field Officers I would recommend James Read of Wilmington to be appointed [underline: Lieut Colonel]. He served with considerable reputation during the late war and was an old Captain at its close, &c, and General Pinckney will be convinced from the documents shown to him in my office that he is the person best qualified for that appointment that can now be procured in the States. I refer the Major, Prefer to my letter of this date. 2 William Dickson Lincoln County Captain 3 Eli Gaither Iredell County Captain 4 Wm. J. Anderson Nashville Tenessee Captain 5 Edmund Smithwick Martin C° Captain 6 William Hall Brunswick C° Captain 7 John Williams Surry C° Captain 8 James Ryan Edenton Captain 9 James Nicholas Northampton C° Captain 10 Samuel Graves Barron New Bern Captain 1 James Murray Rowan C° Lieutenant 2 Geo. R. Davidson Montgomery C° Lieutenant 3 David Evans Jun° Fayetteville Lieutenant 4 J. Kenny Long Halifax C° Lieutenant 5 Benjamin Smith Richmond C° Lieutenant 6 James Lee [undecipherable] C° Lieutenant 7 [undecipherable] Alexander Burke C° Lieutenant 8 Carlton Hacker Washington Lieutenant 9 Lewis [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Lieutenant 10 Edward [undecipherable] Newbern Lieutenant [strikethrough: 1 Samuel [undecipherable] Statesbourg Ensign] 2 David J.A. Cook Martinsburg Ensign 3 Marcus Mayer Iredell C° Ensign 4 James Sharpe Rutherford C° Ensign 5 John Wilkinson Robeson C° Ensign 6 John Conaway Wilkes C° Ensign 7 Edward B. [undecipherable] [undecipherable]ville Ensign Raleigh January 13^th 1799 W. R. Davie Samuel Graves Barron, and Edward Jones have been recommended to, and approved by Governor Davie since he transmitted this list to me. C.C.P. Received this list the 16^th March 1799