As that Circular Letter is peculiarly interesting, in its details of the terms of enlistment into the Continental Army of 1776, a place may properly be found for it, in these pages. It was in the following words :

"In Provincial Congress, " New- York, Feb. 18, 177().

"Sir: '

" The Congress having determined that your Couu- " ty shall have the oj)pt>rtunity of raising [^/'o] Ccm- " panics in the four Regiments to be raised by order

7 Instrueliona to the Colonels and other Officers for Enlistment, etc., "Committee OF Safety, New-York, Jany. 27, 1776."

8 Elihu Marvin, Chiiinnan, to the Committee of Safeti/, " In Coi NTV "C<tMMiTTEE, OxTOim, Feb. 15, 1776;" S^phetiiah Piatt, Chairman, to the Prorincial Congress, "Poi'GHKEEifiE, Feb. 9, 1776;" Captain William Barker to the Prorincial C'mgress, "Amenia, March 1, 1776"; William Smith, Chairman, "Suffolk County, Jany. 24, 1776;" Tlie Committee of Albanij County to the Committee of Safeti/, ".Vi.hany, .\pril 2, 1775" ; etc.

^ Jiinrnnl of the Prorincial Congress, "Die Jovis, P.M., Feb. 15, 1776." 10 Journal of the Prorincial Congress, '• Die Solis, lu ho., A.M., Feb. 18, " 177G."

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VOLUTIOiN, 1774-1783.

" of the Continental Congress, for the defence of this "Colony, have resolved that blank Warrants for the "Oliicei"s of the same shall be sent to your Coni- " niittee.

" You will observe by the enclosed Resolves that "you are restrained in the appointments to give the " i)reference to sueh persons as liave served their Coun- " try in the last Campaign ; but it is not, by any " means, the design of Congress that men who have "misbehaved themselves should be any further eni- " ployed.