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, 1776. "Sir:

" The Congress having determined that your Coun-

" ty shall have the opportunity of raising [two] Com-

"panies in the four Regiments to be raised by order

' Imlrtirtimiis to the Colonels anil other Officers for Enlistment, etc., " Committee or Safety, New-Y'ouk, Jany. 27, 1770."

8 Elihu Marvin, Cltairiuau, to the Committee of Safety, "In Couxty "Committee, Oxford, Feb. 16, 1776;" Zepheniah Piatt, Chairman, to the n-ovincial Congress, "Pougukeei'sie, Feb. 9, 1776;" Captain William Barker to the Provincial Congress, "Amenia, March 1, 1770" ; llYOfam Smith, Chairman, "Suffolk County, Jany. 24, 1776;" The Committee of Albany County to the Committee of Safety, "Albany, April 2, 1775" ; etc.

» Journal of the Provincial Congress, " Die Jovis, P.M., Feb. 15, 1776."

1» Journal of the Provincial Congress, '• Die Solis, 10 ho., A.M., Feb. 18, "1776."

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

"of the Continental Congress, for the defence of this " Colony, have resolved that blank Warrants for the "Officers of the same shall be sent to your Com- " mittee.

"You will observe by the enclosed Resolves that " you are restrained in the appointments to give the " preference to such persons as have 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 em- " ployed.