some of The Troops of this State began their March to join the Army Yesterday. they probably will arive at the North River about next Tuesday or Wednesday,1 the Number I am not able to inform your Excellency as they march from distant Parts of the State & are to rendezvous at Danbury where I expect Lt Col. Butler will take the Command of the Party; I shall be able by next Post to give the Numbers which have marchd & also the Number of Recruits in the State; I have never been able to procure any Return from Col. Webb or Col. Chandler nor has Col. Swift made One with that Certainty that I can rely upon but I believe I shall have his Return soon; I shall send on the Troops as fast as I can possibly but a Subaltern’s Command from a Regt & believe you may expect the Men to arrive in small Detachments every Week or perhaps more than Once a Week. I feel myself exceedingly distresd that the Troops are so backward & the recruiting Service so Slowly prosecuted: I am conscious I have omitted no Pains to arm, Cloth & forward the marching the Levies & Nothing on my Part shall be wanting: the Regts from which I have Returns are at present as is Subjoind exclusive of Officers. I don’t know when, or whether ever I shall procure Returns from the other Regiments unless yr Excellency should give such orders as would render it my Duty to take Measures with those Officers which will be disagreable. I am yr Excellency’s he Ser.