[56.] (8) New York March 31 1790 Sir [Inclos'd] [Massachusetts Connecticut New York Maryland] [The State of is to form a Circle and to be divided into Districts and Subdistricts according to the plan inclosed. The recruiting Service within this Circle is to be [strikethrough: under your Regiment and under- circle is to be within] your Superintendence — You will assign [strikethrough: the] the Majors of your Regiment to [strikethrough: the two Districts] a district and each of your Captains to a Subdistrict — He will [strikethrough: should] take to his aid [strikethrough: such of] his Lieutenants as [strikethrough: shall] not [strikethrough: have] been appointed to other duties. [strikethrough: In a particular] Your [undecipherable] as the [underline: Rendezvous] of [strikethrough: each battalion] Subdistrict, you will [strikethrough: appoint] [undecipherable] or be the point to which the recruits for each company are to be [strikethrough: Sent] as [strikethrough: often] as poss[ible], there to be Cloathed and [strikethrough: Subsisted] until they [strikethrough: shall] march to their Regimental Rendezvous — which is to be Here will be your [undecipherable] and that of your Regimental Staff. The Pay Master will act as Regimental Clothier. He will distribute the bounty money among the Captains & Officers [strikethrough: inheriting] [strikethrough: commanding] Superintending the Subdistricts according to the orders which you shall give — or which you will [strikethrough: yourself] be regulated by the progress of the recruiting Service in each. The same [undecipherable] must be pursued as to Cloathing. — The number of [strikethrough: your Regiment —] by which your Regiment is to be distinguished this has been determined by a Geographical rule.* When you have made the Nomination of your [strikethrough: own] Pay Master or be [undecipherable: pointed] out, let him immediately give [strikethrough: to the Notes] bond, with two Sureties, whom you shall all think Sufficient and [strikethrough: find] it to me, to be Submitted to the Sec[retary] at War. The doing of this at once will accelerate the Recruiting Service [which [strikethrough: for] your Regiment only waits for the appointment of the [strikethrough: Regi- off] Staff.] [undecipherable] as the [undecipherable] [Left margin: Regimental] The nominations being made and forwarded, as soon as you shall be informed [strikethrough: of the] that money and Cloathing [are] furnished (which it is expected will be immediately,) You will [strikethrough: then] begin the recruiting for your Regiment without waiting for [strikethrough: me] a further order.] With great consideration I am &c [undecipherable signature] [Left margin: Connecticut / New York / New Jersey / Pennsylvania] [Massachusetts Connecticut] [bountyings &] It is expected that the Cloathing for your Regiment will be Sent to M^r. * Timothy Phelps Merchant, New Haven, to be delivered to your [strikethrough: Regimental] Pay Master upon your order. Same NY except that Col D Stevens, NY, to be substituted. N. Jersy & Pennsylvania Let the Person designated as [strikethrough: the] Pay Master immediately proceed bounty money & to Philadelphia to receive the Cloathing for your Regiment. Commencement Massachusetts The State of Massachusetts is to form four Districts and Twenty Subdistricts according to the plan inclosed. The Districts Numbered 1.2 } are to compose a circle; [strikethrough: and] 3.4 [Left margin: Three Letters / one 1.2 / & other 3.4] [underline: Same] Same Virginia