1To George Washington from Pennsylvania Field Officers, 20 August 1780 (Washington Papers)
When we the other Day had the Honor of a Conference with your Excellency, we were not a little mortified we so widely differed with you in Opinion with respect to the Manner in which Major Macpherson was introduced into his present Command. We have maturely and candidly considered that Article of War which treats of Brevetts, and find it (in our opinion) no ways applicable to the present...