Lieutenant-Colonels for the four Battalions nominated

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Robert Morris, Esq˙, by direction of Congress, acquaints this Board, that they received the recommendation of the eight gentlemen, sent up yesterday, as suitable persons to fill the offices of Colonels, and that [they were pleased to appoint Arthur St˙ Clair, Esq˙, Colonel to the Second

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Battalion, John Shee, Esq˙, Colonel to the Third Battalion, Anthony Wayne, Esq˙, Colonel to the Fourth Battalion, and Robert Magau, Esq˙, Colonel to the Fifth Battalion of Pennsylvania Troops, to be raised ] for the Continental service.

Pursuant to a Resolution [of Congress and this Board, this Committee proceeded to the choice of a number of gentlemen to be recommended to the Congress as persons to be ] appointed Field-Officers for the four Battalions now to be raised, when the following gentlemen were agreed upon, and now recommended to the honourable Congress as suitable to fill the offices of Lieutenant-Colonels, viz:

Lambert Cadwallader, — 21 votes.
William Allen, — 20"
Francis Johnson, — 20"
Joseph Penrose, — 20"
Thomas Hartley, — 17"
William Irvine, — 15"
Joseph Wood, — 12"
Daniel Broadhead, — 11"