| MOYP94b | 4LD to Colchester | [Jan 1780] |
To General Washington
MIDDLETOWN, 22d January, 1780.
There is at last a path made from East Haddam to Colchester, by which rout
I shall march off the Regiment this day. We have an exceeding cold day, and
the Regiment so very badly off for undercloaths that they are much to be pitied
if the quarters are so bad as represented to me, it will be much to be lamented
that the whole has been ordered thither.
Major Tallmadge informs me that a part of the 2d will march this by way of
Bolton, and the remainder the 24th, the dismounted of that Regiment are to
remain at Weathersfield, as it will be impossible to quarter them at Colchester.
This is done at the request of Mr. Hubbard, who acknowledges that the men
cannot be quartered any where convenient to the stables.
Captain Pike & Captain Craig are going to recruit for the Regiment, if your
Excellency will be pleasd to order them some money for that purpose they will
account for the same.
From the Moylan Biography P 94 by Martin Griffin
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