1Army Promotion, [28 October 1783] (Hamilton Papers)
In pursuance of an Act of Congress of the 30th. day of September 1783. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton is to take rank as Colonel by brevet in the Armies of the United States of America. Given under my hand at Princeton the 28th. Day of October 1783. DS , RG 233, Records of the Committee on Pensions, 14th Congress, National Archives. For an account of H’s services and retention in the...