| V09P081 | RESIGNATIONS | [Aug 1777] |
*To LIEUTENANTS WILLIAM BIRD, RICHARD DORSEY,
JOHN CRAIG, NICHOLAS RUXTON MOORE, AND GEORGE GRAY
of Colo Moylan's Light Dragoons
Camp at the Cross Roads,
August 17, 1777.
Gentlemen:
I have just received your Letter of this date with the inclosed
Certificates justifying your pretentions to the Rank you mention.
I must repeat to you, that I am entirely ignorant of the means by
which such an idea was propagated; nor did I ever see any Reason
why superior Rank should be given to Officers of Cavalry but where
Commissions are equal, the Commands should be ascertained by
priority of date.
I shall never wish to influence any Gentlemen to save in this Army,
if I have Reason to believe they cannot do it consistent with that
strict notion of Honour, which should be the invariable rule of
conduct for every Officer, but am of opinion, nevertheless, that a
Resignation in this part of a Campaign can only be warranted by
treatment, which would be disgraceful to bear, and therefore that
your Resolution not to resign, at least, till the end of the Campaign
must meet the approbation of all who wish to see you act with propriety.
I am etc. 8
Thank you for your interest.
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