Regarding Tense Issue of Provisional Officers Being Appointed to Permanent Regiments, & Approval of Court Martial Sentence

Comments on the subject of provisional army officers petitioning for positions in the artillery and old regiments -- says that this is a delicate subject, as many officers in the old establishment feel it is their right to rise in succession. Adams wishes to avoid premature action, preferring to wait until a complete list of worthy petitioning officers can be made. Encloses an officer application, and confirms the sentence of the court martial of Samuel Ewing, asking for a warrant of execution that he may sign it.

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