To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 23 March 1780
From Samuel Huntington
Philadelphia March 23. 1780
Sir,
Enclosed your Excellency will receive an Act of Congress of the 21st Instant recommending to the Governments of the several States to suspend making new Appointments of Officers in the regiments of their respective Lines except where the Commander in Chief or Commanding Officer in the southern Department shall deem such Appointment indispensibly necessary.1 I have the honour to be with sincere Esteem & respect your Excy’s hble servant
Sam. Huntington President
LS, DLC:GW.
1. The enclosed resolution is in DLC:GW (see also , 16:272–73, and Huntington to Certain States and Continental Officers, this date, in , 14:539–40). Congress acted in response to a recommendation from the Board of War dated 20 March (see Steuben to GW, 15 March, n.5, and the undated enclosure titled “Proposals for the formation of our Army for the next Campaign,” printed following that letter).