Lieutenant Brown to Governour Tonyn

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Intercepted Letter transmitted to Congress by General Washington, with his Letter dated December 18, 1775.

St˙ Augustine, September 18, 1775.

SIR: The peculiar hardship of a company going over my head, and the Adjutancy given to another, after so long a series of service, having engaged the attention of your Excellency, (desirous of knowing the particulars,) I do myself the pleasure of enclosing the copy of a memorial given in to the commanding officer of the regiment , in order to be transmitted to the Commander-in-chief.

I have the honour to be, sir, your Excellency' s most obedient, humble servant,

WILLIAM BROWN,

Lieutenant, Fourteenth Regiment.

To His Excellency Patrick Tonyn.