Autograph Letter Signed

Recruiting

Letter, discusses recruitment of soldiers.

Ltr, dis recruitment of soldiers.

1785

11

07

War Office

Governor Matthew Griswold

Henry Knox

soldiers

recruits

War Office

West Point

Connecticut

New York

men

orders of Congress

recruiting

duty

your excellency

Congress

impracticability of marching troops the frontier during the winter months

recruiting of soldiers

next March

recruits

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War Office 7 Nov. 1785.
Sir,
Congress have thought proper, in consideration
of the impracticability of marching troops to the fron-
tier, during the winter months, to suspend the fur-
ther recruiting of soldiers until the first of next
March. I have written to Major Wyllys to forward
all the recruits he may have engaged to West Point,
and if he should still be deficient twenty five men
or upwards, that he should, agreeably to the orders
of Congress, suspend the recruiting of them until
the time above mentioned; but that if he should
want only a few men to complete the quota of
Connecticut, he should direct that they be re-
cruited immediately and forwarded to West Point.
I have thought it consistent with my duty to
inform your Excellency of these circumstances.
I have the honor to be with
the highest respect and
esteem,
Your Excellency's
most obedient Servant
HKnox
His Excellency
Governor Griswold