To General Washington

MIDDLETOWN, 29th February, 1780.

You will see by my Letters, that the Civil powers have taken upon themselves,
the cantonment of the 2d Regiment. The 4th are at Colchester, and if we are
supplyed with forage I hope to shew them to advantage, at the opening of the
Campaign.

I have tryed every method to prevail with the men whose time is near expiring,
to reinlist but the desire of seeing home is at present their ruling passion, if I
could have granted them that liberty before they march'd so far, it would, I am
convinced, have had very good effects but your Excellency's instructions positively
forbad it.

From the Moylan Biography P 100 by Martin Griffin

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