To George Washington from Colonel Daniel Hitchcock, 24 September 1775
From Colonel Daniel Hitchcock
Prospect Hill [24 September 1775]. Gives permission for Lt. David Richmond to resign his commission if agreeable to GW.1
D, DLC:GW. The document is dated “Sunday Morning.” The context indicates that it was written on Sunday 24 September. See note 1.
Daniel Hitchcock (1739–1777), colonel of the 2d Rhode Island Regiment, was in civilian life a successful lawyer in Providence. Hitchcock remained a regimental commander until he died of illness at Morristown on 13 Jan. 1777.
1. David Richmond (1748–1818) of Gloucester, R.I., lieutenant of Capt.-Lt. John Field’s company in Hitchcock’s regiment, was discharged on 24 September. In 1776 Richmond became a lieutenant in a company of Rhode Island light infantry.