1From George Washington to Brigadier General Edward Hand, 28 February 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have been favd with yours of the 17th and 22d instants. If the Serjeant of the 3d pennsylvania Regiment will be as useful to you as you represent, you may keep him with you. I will direct the Commissary of Musters to send up a Deputy to your quarter, who will transact the Business with more regularity than an Officer not acquainted with the proper mode of making Returns. I approve of your...