Washington, George, 1732-1799. The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources
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To THE BOARD OF WAR

   West point, August 8, 1779.

    Gentlemen: I have received a letter from Colo. Spencer dated at Wyoming the 22d Ulto. inclosing a List of the Officers that remain in service of his, Malcoms and Formans Regiments. I determined some time ago to incorporate them, and now transmit an arrangement of the whole, upon which the Board will be pleased to issue Commissions where they have not been issued in consequence of the arrangement of the two first which was formerly transmitted. I have arranged Lieutenant Colonel Smith 16 of the Regt. late Lee's, in the Corps, and am exceedingly happy there was an opportunity of providing for an Officer of his merit. The Board will be pleased to forward the Commissions to Genl. Sullivan by the first conveyance that may offer. In my Letter of the 22d. I did not mention from what time Mr. Burrowes 17 should rank as Major; they

[Note:Lieut. Col. William Stephens Smith. ]
[Note:Maj. John Burrowes, of Spencer's Additional Continental regiment. He retired in January, 1781. ]
will fix it at that date, unless they have already sent him a Commission and fixed his rank at an earlier day. I have the Honor, etc. 18

[Note:The draft is in the writing of Robert Hanson Harrison. ]