Return of Officers: Page #2

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Gentlemen of the Senate

    In conformity with your request, I transmit you

a return from the War office, of those officers, who have been appointed under the act, entitled an Act to augment the army of the United States & for other purposes, designating such officers, who have accepted their appointments & those who have declined accepting, resigned their commissions, died &c.

    A report from the Secretary of War, which accompanied

this action, as it contains observations, which may throw some light upon the subject, I transmit with it. John Adams

United States C April 17 1800.