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to this. It appears that Congress, in their regulations, have first it upon the true and proper footing, touist, that am officers Should not in any case Shield or foreem him self from his Military duty by attending to the Civil--their means carrying it far enough , it is as sufficient to answer every good [?]--to have gone further right & have been improper. Commit one to refer to the Statement & of may case that I delivered when I had the pleasure to see you at Philadelphia. You will pereive by State it, the case I

left the Army upon an unlinisted [?], it was certinaly in the option of this all of say & to have first a [?] to this of colorish at any time by orderinf of mr to join my Regiment, and on refusal they misslet have Cashised me-- in this left I always

conceused