[1794 Feb^y 17] [Extract of a letter from Majo]r [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Pinckney?] [Secretary] of War dated [undecipherable] [January?] 19 [179?], I also [undecipherable: obey] the direction Received from you did [undecipherable] recently by [Halsar?] in order to meet with General [undecipherable] is now called [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we have nearly arrange the Captains lieutenants and [Ensigns?] [undecipherable] allotted this State and only want for their as [undecipherable] inquires to complete them. This arrangement I flatter myself I shall be able to transmit to you [furnished?] by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] after my arrival in Charleston. The arrangement for the [undecipherable] it [undecipherable] will not be soon concluded. [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [forward?] as soon as they have given [undecipherable] Officers or proper appointments in [undecipherable] provisional Army. This is the case with some valuable [undecipherable] are no mentioned by M^r [Cleats?]. I am however in hopes that the field Officers may be ascertained not very long after the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] and we will make the best choices we can, perhaps not the best we could wish. Extract of a letter from Major General [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Secretary of War dated Charleston [undecipherable] 10 [179?]. In the enclosure I transmit you the arrangement for a [undecipherable] Colonel [undecipherable] Captains nine Lieutenants and [seven?] Ensigns from the State of North Carolina selected by Governor [Davis?] with the [considerable?] attention. The names of two Majors and the [Ensigns?] will be hereafter submitted to the President. In the list the [undecipherable] Lieutenants and [undecipherable] already appointed from [Tennessee?] and [undecipherable] is [noted?] that their relative rank in the [Regiment?]