your letter of the 23rd Ultimo only came to hand yesterday

I have in concequence thereof ordered a meeting of the officers that can be most expeditiously Assembled for the purpose of Electing a paymaster to the Regiment

I shall also without delay Appoint a Quarter master & Adjutant & will by the next post Transmit you a list of all the appointments

Major Morgan has Informed me that he shoud not serve with the Rank Assigned him, & Majr Campbell is so Remote that I fear It will be some time before I can avail myself of his Council Relative to the Rank of the officers; however I am persuaded were he present that there woud no alteration be made

I observe that in the list sent me Captain Washington & Captain Peyton are Both numbered 8 & that there is no number 6 this I Imajine has arisen from mistake—I will thank you to Inform me who is entituled to priority of Rank I cannot Venture to decide on their Respective merits. they are both young Gentlemen of the most Respectable Characters tho I believe neither of them have seen much service

with Great Consideration I have the honor to be Sir your Most Obd Sert