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Letter from John Cradock to the Maryland Council of Safety: Resigns his commission of First Major, in Soldiers' Delight Battalion they will be commanded only by officers recommended by themselves

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JOHN CRADOCK TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY.

Baltimore County, July 1, 1776.

GENTLEMEN: With a grateful sense of your good opinion of me, I beg leave to resign the commission of first Major in Soldiers' Delight Battalion, since (having attended last

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Saturday) the battalion declared that they will be commanded only by officers recommended by themselves.

Be assured that this is the only reason of my resignation, for with pleasure will I execute any further office conferred upon me in the service of my country.

I am, gentlemen, your obedient, humble servant,

JOHN CRADOCK.

To the Council of Safety of the Province of Maryland.

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Letter from John Cradock to the Maryland Council of Safety: Resigns his commission of First Major, in Soldiers' Delight Battalion they will be commanded only by officers recommended by themselves

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documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-07-01

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: military organization and discipline

Document ID

S4-V6-P02-sp15-D0005

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V6

Part

S4-V6-P02

Sub-Part

S4-V6-P02-sp15

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