Majors for the four Battalions nominated

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Robert Morris, Esq˙, by direction of Congress, acquaints this Board, that they received the recommendation from this Board of the eight gentlemen sent up yesterday, as suitable persons to fill the Offices of Colonels; and that they were pleased to appoint Lambert Cadwallader Second Lieutenant-Colonel, William Allen Third Lieutenant-Colonel, Francis Johnson Fourth Lieutenant-Colonel, and Joseph Penrose Fifth Lieutenant-Colonel, of the four Battalions of Pennsylvania Troops, to be raised for the Continental service.

Pursuant to a Resolution of Congress and this Board, this Committee proceeded to the choke of a number of gentlemen, to be recommended to Congress as proper 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 Majors, viz:

Joseph Wood, — 16 votes, 2, 2.
George Nagle, — 20 votes, 3,3.
Henry Bicker, — 16 votes, 4, 4.
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