necessary for the safety & reputation of the Province. -- The Regt. of Horse given to my Son, is to be formed throughout the District, there are already a Troop at Albany, one at Schenectady & one at Esopus which sho^ Certainly and w^^ I have ordered to be incorporated into it, & the remainder raised throughout the District in the best manner. -- I don't Apprehend that there is much need of a bill to inforce Establishm* always admitted to be a Royal prerogative, but that the Militant body, however divided, or United, must be obedient to Command. -- The Major I wrote about in the Regt of Horse is actually appointed tho' by all aect^ unfit for it when Compared with the Gents I recommended, for I think Where there are Gent^ of property who have been in the Military service they are the fittest persons.

I should be glad you would furnish me with such Orders as you may think necessary in any of these Matters, as I think it a matter of some importance that will if properly Executed do honor to the Kings representative, in proportion as its necessity becomes more universally felt.

The Regiments in the forming of which I had a particular hand were those this way, of these the Scohare Reg' wants still a Major occasioned by S"" Harrys death, for this majority I recommended & take the Liberty to recomend to you Peter B. Vroman, & for the Reg*^. for the City of Albany Roseboom, I don't know