New-Jersey Congress to President Hancock

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In Provincial Congress, New-Jersey, Brunswick, February 6, 1776.

SIR: Pursuant to the direction of your honourable House, signified to us by your letter, this Congress have this day unanimously agreed to recommend the gentlemen named in the within resolve, for the commissions of Field-Officers of the third battalion of forces now raising in this Colony for the Contineslal service.

And it is with great pleasure that I am able to inform you, sir, that from the active zeal of the gentlemen now recommended, who are persons of family and great reputation in New-Jersey, we doubt not but they will do honour to themselves and very essential service to the common cause.

By order of the Congress.

I am your humble servant,

SAMUEL TUCKER, President.

To the Honourable John Hancock, Esq.