Contemporary Copy of Letter

Discussion of Recruiting & of Congressional Appropriations

Letter, discusses recruiting service; discusses appropriations of Congress.

Ltr, discusses recruiting service.

1786

11

11

Newport

New York

Henry Knox

John Collins

General Assembly

Officers

New York

Newport

Congress

appointed the officers to command

accept their appointments

return of their names

beg of you to forward the money

wish of congress

command

appointments

provision for the expenses

recruiting

assistance

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Newport. Nov: 11the .. 1786
Sir,
[undecipherable] general Assembly at their Govt [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] to the Acquisitions of Soliders of the 20th Ulta. ordered that [undecipherable] and Twenty Men {undecipherable] for the purpos purposes there is mentioned and have appointed the Officers to Command soldiers undecipherable, first as [undecipherable] it is [undecipherable] whether this will all of them will accept their appointments or not, I might defer transmitting you a Return of their names at present.
{undecipherable] apparently did not make provision for the adjustment Expenses necessary in Recruiting the Men, and it being at present totally out of my {undecipherable] to afford that assistance which you Requested and my inclination [undecipherable] to, must therefore beg of you to forward the money for that purpose as soon as possible, which when done I flatter myself [undecipherable] wish of Congress can be complied with in due Season.
I am Sir yr most [undecipherable] Sert.
John Collins
The Honorable Henry Knox ny.
Secretary at War
New York