Letter from Committee for Richmond County, New-York, to Provincial Congress

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Richmond County, March 15, 1776.

MR˙ PRESIDENT SIR: In consequence of a late resolve of the Provincial Congress, we have this day met, in order to nominate persons qualified, to act as Field-Officers in our Militia Companies, viz: Captain Abraham Jones, First Colonel; Captain Cornelius Van Wagoner, Second Colonel; Cornelius Curson, First Major; Jacob Mercereau, Second Major; Harmanus Garrison, Quartermaster; Nicholas Stilwell, Adjutant.

The above persons we return to you for approbation and commissions. We have divided our County into four districts, and hope to return to you in a short time the names of the Captains and Subalterns, &c.

We are, gentlemen, respectfully, your very humble servants.

By order of the Committee:

CHRISTIAN JACOBSON, Chairman.

To the President and Members of the Provincial Congress in New-York.