Colonel Read' s Letter in Favor of Captain Colburn

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Fitzwilliam, June 8, 1775.

HONOURED SIR: I beg leave to trouble you with one word in favour of the bearer, Captain Colburn, that is to inform you that he is one of the signers of the paper of agreement to raise a Regiment under my command. And, Sir, as my Regiment is filled up without him, and as I had encouragement that any officer that had got men should be taken notice of in the next Regiment; and, Sir, as Captain Colburn hath been an old officer in the last war, which he is able to give and account for himself , I should take it as a favour if your Honours, the Committee, would favour him in the next Regiment as a Major, if agreeable to your Honours; at the same time would beg leave to subscribe myself your Honours' obliged and ever humble servant at command,

JAMES READ.