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In Captain Samuel Milliman's troop of horse: Levi Stoughton, first lieutenant, vice E. Randal, deceased; Harper Rogers, second lieutenant, vice L. Stoughton, promoted.
In Captain Jeremiah Landon's troop of horse in said county and in the same brigade: Winthrop Root, first lieutenant, vice R. Brock- way, removed; Benjamin N. Dyer, cornet, vice W. Root, promoted.
Major James Jones and Reuben Delano, captain of light infantry in Lieutenant Colonel Hosea Moffit's regiment having (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Daniel Brown, first major, vice James Jones, resigned; Abijah Bush, second major, vice Jas Jones, promoted.
Joseph Rogers, captain, vice D. Brown, promoted; Nathan Vary. lieutenant, vice J. Rogers, promoted: Asaph Eady, ensign, vice Nathan Vary, promoted.
Simeon Sprague, captain, vice A. Bush, promoted; Jonathan Elmore, lieutenant, vice S. Sprague, promoted.
LIGHT INFANTRY-William Shelden, captain, vice R. Delano, resigned; Benjamin Shelden, lieutenant, vice W. Shelden, promoted; Zackeriah Chapman, ensign, vice B. Shelden, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Derick Lane's regiment:
John Bird, lieutenant of grenadiers, vice Saml Minor, removed; William White, ensign of grenadiers, vice Jonas Abbot, removed: Henry Searls, ensign, vice N. Sluyter, refuses; Lucas Defrast, lieu- tenant, vice P. Defrast, refuses; Bartholemy Sharp, ensign, vice J. Sharp, refuses.
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John D. Vanderheyden, captain, vice D. J. Vanderheyden, pro- moted; Levinus R. Winne, lieutenant, vice J. D. Vanderheyden, promoted; James Spencer, ensign, vice M. Foster, promoted.
Moses Foster, captain: Alpheus Boutwell, lieutenant; Henry T. E. Schuyler, ensign; a new company.
David Wager, ensign, vice A. Bolsom, resigned.
In Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Graves' regiment:
Captain John Haviland, junior, Captain Henry Clark, Captain Israel Shepherd and Israel Starks, lieutenant of light infantry, hav- ing (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
John Van Ness, captain, vice H. Clark, resigned; Alexander Valentine, lieutenant, vice J. V. Ness, promoted; Henry Van Ness, ensign, vice A. Valentine, promoted.
Joseph Martin. captain, vice I. Shepherd, resigned ;. Robert Wood, lieutenant, vice J. Martin, promoted; Gideon Gifford, ensign, vice R. Wood, promoted.
Sylvester Noble, captain, vice Jno Haviland, resigned; Jacob A. Faxten, lieutenant, vice S. Noble, promoted; William Whitney, ensign, vice J. A. Faxten, promoted.
Thomas Hatwell, surgeon, vice J. Spencer, removed.
John W. Groesbeck, lieutenant colonel commandant of a regi- ment of militia in the county of Rensselaer; Major Jonathan Brown, Major Joseph Halstead. Captain J. Fort, and John Rouse, junior, quartermaster of the same regiment, having (irregularly) resigned, RESOLVED, that their resignations be accepted and that in said regi- ment the following officers be and they are hereby appointed, viz:
James Newcomb, lieutenant colonel commandant, vice J. W. Groesbeck, resigned.
Gilbert Eddy, first major, vice J. Brown, resigned; Herman Van Veghten, second major, vice J. Halstead, resigned.
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Nicholas Vandercook, captain, vice H. Van Veghten, promoted; Nicholas H. Groesbeck, quartermaster, vice J. Rouse, junior, resigned.
Nicholas Masters, captain, vice (John Jacob) Fort, resigned; Peter Acker, lieutenant, vice N. Masters, promoted; Peter Fort, ensign, vice P. Acker, promoted.
Spencer Cole, captain of light infantry, vice J. Newcomb, pro- moted; Freeman Merril, lieutenant of light infantry, vice S. Cole, promoted.
Lovett Head, captain, vice G. Eddy, promoted; Tisdale Eddy, lieutenant, vice L. Head, promoted; Andrew Weatherwax, ensign, vice T. Eddy, promoted; John Crab, lieutenant, vice S. Button, refuses; Stephen Gaston, ensign, vice M. Overacker, refuses; Anthony Miller, lieutenant, vice P. Degouse, refuses; William Fol- let, ensign, vice A. Miller, promoted; Reuben Halstead, lieutenant, vice C. Smith, removed; Benjamin Agar, ensign, vice R. Halstead, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel Hezekiah Hull's regiment:
Captain Benjamin Hanks and Captain Zebulon Lewis having (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Daniel Hull, junior, captain, vice Jeremiah Griffith, removed; Benjamin Lee, lieutenant, vice N. Griffiths, refuses; Daniel Spencer, ensign, vice B. Lee; promoted.
James Lewis, captain, vice Z. Lewis, resigned; Wait Stillman, lieutenant, vice Jas Lewis, promoted: James Allen, ensign, vice John Woodburn.
Stephen Potter, captain, vice J. Randal, removed; Ebenezer Moot, · lieutenant, vice S. Potter, promoted; Amos Rathburne, ensign, vice E. Moot, promoted; Starry Hewit, lieutenant, vice J. Gates, removed; Peleg Wait, ensign, vice S. Hewit, promoted.
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John Woodburn, adjutant. vice D. Hull, advanced; Samuel Stone, surgeon's mate.
Samuel McChesney, captain; Asher Williams, lieutenant; Nathan Tubbs, ensign; a new company in Petersburgh.
In Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Nicholas Staats' regiment:
Captain Peter L. Van Valkenburgh, Lieutenant Walter Carpen- ter, and Captain John Witbeck, having (irregularly) resigned, and Ensign D. Fitch Woodworth having (regularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Aaron Ostrander, second major, vice N. Van Rensselaer, pro- moted.
Derick Wilson, captain, vice A. Ostrander, promoted; Elisha Crosbey, lieutenant, vice D. Wilson, promoted.
Nich's J. Kittle, captain, vice P. V. Valkenburgh, resigned; Isaac Lodiwyck, lieutenant, vice W. Carpenter, resigned; William Cran- dle, ensign, vice J. A. Van Valkenburgh, resigned.
Joseph Cain, captain, vice John Witbeck, resigned; Noah St John, lieutenant, vice J. Cain, promoted; Josiah Betts, ensign, vice W. Finney, removed.
LIGHT INFANTRY-Cornelius J. Schermerhorn, captain, vice J. Tobias, removed; Jacob Barheyte, lieutenant, vice C. J. Schermer- horn, promoted; John Bouton, ensign, vice J. Barheyte, promoted; Henry Debois, ensign, vice D. F. Woodhull, resigned.
Arent Van Dyck, paymaster, vice A. Ten Eyck, appointed judge; Ebenezer Ballantine, surgeon, vice M. Younglove, removed; David Mellon, surgeon's mate.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
In Lieutenant Colonel J. Rutsen Van Rensselaer's regiment:
Lieutenant Cornelius C. J. Miller having (irregularly) resigned, his resignation is accepted.
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William W. Van Ness, second major. vice J. Miller, resigned.
James Van Derburgh, captain, vice J. V. H. Huyck, promoted; Luther Dunning, lieutenant, vice S. Nichols, removed; Jacobus De Lamater, ensign, vice J. F. Hardwick, infirm.
Walter Johnson, captain, vice MI. Jenkins, deceased; Solomon White, ensign, vice W. Johnson, promoted.
Johannis Van Deusen, captain, vice J. H. Van Rensselaer, declined; Jeremiah J. Ten Broeck, lieutenant, vice J. Van Deusen, promoted; Jonathan Rays, junior, ensign, vice J. J. Ten Broeck, promoted; Philip Hainer, lieutenant, vice C. C. S. Miller, resigned; Michael Lush, ensign, vice H. Holsapple, declined.
LIGHT INFANTRY-Nicholas Hatheway, captain, vice J. C. Ten Broeck, declined; William Griffen, lieutenant, vice N. Hathaway, promoted; Sam'l Canoll, ensign, vice J. Mathews, removed.
Samuel Edmonds, adjutant, vice P. Van Der Burgh, deceased; Abraham Van Vleck, paymaster, vice A. Van Kleck, mistake; William Bay, surgeon's mate.
In Lieutenant Colonel Peter J. Vosburgh's regiment :
Major Jonathan Chapman, Captain Peter L. Van Alen and Cap- tain Theo's Lockwood having resigned (regularly), their resigna- tions are accepted.
James Wyngardt, second major, vice J. Chapman, resigned.
Arent Vosburgh, quartermaster, vice C. Van Valkenburgh, removed.
Andries Van Derpoel, captain, vice P. L. Van Alen, resigned; John P. Van Alstyne, lieutenant, vice A. Van Der Poel, promoted; Peter L. Van Valkenburgh, ensign, vice J. P. Van Alstyne, pro- moted.
Moses Brick, captain, vice T. Lockwood, resigned; Allen Smith, lieutenant, vice Jacob Stivers, resigned; William Peterson, ensign,
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vice Allen Smith, promoted: Isaac A. Van Vleck, ensign (lieuten- ant), vice William Bond, removed.
Lambert Klaw, captain, vice J. Wyngardt, promoted; Andries Witbecke, junior, lieutenant, vice Lambert Klaw, promoted; Abra- ham Van Alen, junior, ensign, vice A. Witbecke, junior, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Ten Broeck's regiment:
Captain George Snyder and Lieutenant Adam Strebel having (regularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
John Holly, lieutenant, vice Adam Streeble, resigned; Benjamin Streble, ensign, vice Jas Calkins, removed.
Ozias Stevens, captain, vice Geo. Snyder, resigned; David L. Rigland, ensign, vice Abraham Fonda, promoted.
Abraham Fonda, adjutant, vice J. S. Livingston, promoted; 1 Richard Townsend, lieutenant, vice Chris Medlar, deceased; George Deninger, ensign, vice R. Townsend, promoted.
Jonathan Cowdry, surgeon's mate, vice D. L. Rigland, promoted. In Lieutenant Colonel (Palmer) Cady's regiment:
Major Samuel Jones, Captain William Spiers, and Captain Sealy Castle, having (regularly) resigned, and Joseph Law, captain of light infantry, having (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Daniel Warner, captain, vice J. Law, resigned; Joseph Davis, lieutenant, vice D. Warner, promoted; James Warner, ensign, vice J. Davis, promoted.
Joseph Cornwell, captain, vice William Spiers, resigned; Daniel Green, lieutenant, vice J. Cornwell, promoted; Hezekiah Patchin, lieutenant, vice J. Hubbart, removed; Josiah Patterson, ensign, vice H. Patchin, promoted.
Adon Ames, captain, vice S. Castle, resigned; Sam'l Niles, lieu- tenant, vice Asa Starkweather, resigned; William Miller, ensign,
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vice A. Ames, promoted: Benjamin Walker, lieutenant, vice J. Clyf- ford, removed; Ezra Door, ensign, vice B. Walker, promoted; Ama- . ziah Gifford, ensign, vice D. Wheeler, removed.
Ensign James Platt of Colonel (Charles) Mckinstry's regiment resigns with the approbation of the major general; RESOLVED, that his resignation be accepted.
DUTCHESS COUNTY.
In Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Ward's regiment:
Major James Swarthout and Captain David Cash having (irregu- 1798. April 10.
larly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
William Bell, first major, vice S. Sutherland removed; John Bay- lie, second major, vice Jas. Swarthout, resigned.
John W. Mann, lieutenant, vice R. Rider, promoted.
Robert Rider, captain, vice William Bell, promoted; John Leete, junior, ensign, vice J. W. Mann, promoted.
-William Holmes, captain. vice John Bailey, promoted; Owen Ward, lieutenant, vice W. Holmes, promoted; William Allen, ensign. vice O. Ward, promoted; Joseph Burlinggame, lieutenant, vice John Northrup, removed; Lawrence Dutcher, ensign, vice Josiah Burrett, removed; William Canfield, ensign, vice T. Miller, removed.
Andrew Carroll, captain, vice Dav. Cash, resigned: Silas Ger- mond, lieutenant. vice A. Carroll, promoted: Martin Vosburgh, ensign, vice S. Germond, promoted: Adam P. Traver, ensign, vice Rob't Simpson.
Ephraim Payne, captain; Thomas Howard, lieutenant; Silas Dutcher, ensign, of a new company of grenadiers.
In the regiment formerly commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Talmadge:
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Captain Asa Allen, Captain Walter Lothrop, Lieutenant Benajah Thompson and David Truesdale, quartermaster, having (irregu- larly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Edmund Parlee, lieutenant colonel commandant, vice J. Talmage, refused.
David Hamlin, first major, vice Abraham Hartwell; Platt Smith, second major, vice E. Parlea, promoted -; Isaac Smith, adjutant, vice J. Bokee, promoted; John Brush, quartermaster, vice D. Truesdale, resigned.
LIGHT INFANTRY-Isaac Hunting, captain, vice Platt Smith, pro- moted; Ezra Thompson, junior, lieutenant, vice I. Hunting, pro- moted; William Peck, ensign, vice E. Thompson, do.
John Thompson, captain, vice A. Allen, resigned; Daniel Lewis, junior, lieutenant, vice J. Thompson, promoted; Seth Thompson, ensign, vice D. Lewis, junior, do.
Martin E. Winchel, captain, vice D. Hamlin, promoted; Asa Knapp, lieutenant; Thomas Russell, ensign.
Thomas Barlow, captain, vice W. Lowthrop, resigned; Amariah Hitchcock, lieutenant, vice T. Barlow, promoted; Joel Benton, ensign, vice S. Reed, removed.
Belah E. Benjamin, captain, vice Will Davis, removed; Joseph Mygatte, lieutenant, vice B. Thompson, promoted; William Gager, ensign, vice R. Park, removed; Robert Hebard, junior, ensign, vice A. Gillet, removed; Anthony Wheeler, ensign, vice J. Mygatte, removed; Robert Willson, lieutenant, vice J. Smith, promoted; Noah Brown, ensign, vice R. Willson, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel Theodorus Bailey's regiment:
Captain Aaron Low having (irregularly) resigned, his resigna- tion is accepted.
Stephen Badgeley, captain, vice F. Neilson, junior, removed.
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Robert Williams, captain, vice A. Low, resigned.
Matthias B. Talmadge, adjutant. vice R. Williams, promoted; Levi Angevine, ensign, vice G. B. Evertson, removed; John Green, junior, ensign, vice Douw Cornell, resigned.
Baltus L. Van Kleeck, surgeon's mate, vice J. Pinkney, removed.
Robert H. Livingston, captain of artillery in General (David) Van Ness' brigade, and William Wheeler, surgeon in Lieutenant Colonel (Andries) Hermance's regiment in said brigade, having (irregularly) resigned, RESOLVED, that their resignations be accepted. Brigadier General Samuel Augustus Barker's brigade:
In Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Noxon's regiment:
Captain Nehemiah Oakley having (irregularly) resigned, his res- ignation is accepted.
John Brill, lieutenant, vice P. Reasoner, unfit: Thos Noxon, ensign, vice J. Brill, promoted.
John Brown, captain, vice N. Oakley, resigned; Martin Wiltse, lieutenant, vice J. Brown, promoted; Emanuel Overocker, ensign, vice B. Becker, refuses; John Houghgood (Houghcot), lieutenant, vice O. Preston, removed; Albert Wheeler, ensign, vice J. Hough- good, promoted; Joseph Vail, lieutenant, vice J. J. Vail, removed; Samuel Bennet, ensign, vice E. Hill, removed; Benjamin Thomp- son, ensign, vice B. West, removed; Bartholomew Noxon, ensign, vice J. Shuman, removed.
Of LIGHT INFANTRY-Peter Rice. captain, vice Z. Murdock, removed; John B. Wheeler, lieutenant. vice P. Price, promoted; Ebenezer Gregory, ensign. vice J. B. Wheeler. promoted.
James D. Long (Delong), adjutant, vice R. Noxon. removed; William Shearwood, quartermaster, vice J. D. Long, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Vail's regiment, same brigade:
John B. Van Wyck, lieutenant colonel commandant, vice Isaac Vail, resigned;
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James Cooper, first major, vice T. Adriance, resigned; Ram Adriance, second major, vice Jno B. V. Wyck, promoted.
Theodorus R. Van Wyck, captain, vice R. Adriance, promoted; Abraham Adraince, lieutenant and adjutant, vice T. R. Van Wyck, promoted, and Joseph Jackson, resigned; Jeronemus Rapalje, ensign, vice A. Adriance, promoted.
John Swart, captain, vice Jas Cooper, do; William R. Van Voor- his, lieutenant, vice John Swart, promoted; John Bedford, ensign, vice Will R. V. Voorhis, promoted.
John Myer, captain, vice Z. Van Voorhis, resigned; Benjamin Roe, lieutenant, vice John Myer, promoted; Dirck A Brinckerhoff, ensign, vice B. Roe, promoted; Hezekiah Peck, ensign, vice Jno Beedle, removed.
Henry Van Kleeck, surgeon's mate.
In Lieutenant Colonel Elijah Townsend's regiment:
Captain Henry Garrison having (irregularly) resigned, his resig- nation is accepted.
Benjamin McCaby, captain, vice H. Garison, resigned; Edward Bugby, lieutenant, vice B. McCaby, promoted; Benjamin Odell, ensign, vice Jno Armstrong, removed.
William Webb, captain, vice Jno Berry, unfit for duty; Robert Hedger, lieutenant, vice William Webb, promoted; Job Austin, ensign, vice R. Hedger, promoted.
Of LIGHT INFANTRY: Underhill Frost, captain, vice H. Rowley, refuses; William Armstrong, lieutenant, vice Tracy Ballard, do; Eleazer Cole, ensign, vice B. Carver, do.
Tracy Ballard, lieutenant, vice J. Hazen, removed; Reuben Cole, ensign, vice Jno Hazen, promoted; Zepheniah Townsend, lieuten- ant, vice D. Hazelton, dead; Jeremiah Hopkins, ensign, vice Z. Townsend, promoted.
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In Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Jonathan Crane's regiment: David L. De Forest, captain light infantry, vice J. Knap, removed. Zalmon Sandford, captain do, vice E. Richard, infirm; Josiah Crane, lieutenant, do, vice Zal. Sandford, promoted; Reuben Gage, ensign do, vice J. Crane, promoted.
David Baldwin, captain, vice T. Baldwin, appointed thro' mistake last session.
ULSTER COUNTY.
In General Joseph Hasbrouck's brigade:
Lieutenant Colonel Jacobus S. Bruyn, commandant of a regi- ment, and Captain Tjecrk Schoonmaker of the regiment formerly commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bruyn having (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Moses Cantine, lieutenant colonel commandant, vice J. S. Bruyn, resigned.
Jonathan Myer, lieutenant, vice Silas Adsit, removed; Sam'l Wells, ensign, vice J. Myer, promoted: Abraham Schoonmaker, ensign, vice R. Kierstead, deceased.
Abraham Van Gaasbeck, junior, captain, vice J. Craig, removed; Lazarus Sprague, lieutenant, vice P. Bonestale, disabled; Jacobus Elting, junior, ensign, vice P. Short, junior, do; Jacobus Low, ensign, vice W. Elsworth, promoted.
John Van Leuven, captain, vice T. Schoonmaker, resigned; John Ten Broeck, lieutenant, vice J. Van Leuven, promoted.
John Hausbrouk, quartermaster, vice C. J. Elmendorph, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel (Philip) De Bevier's regiment, same brigade:
Captain Derick Westbrouck, Captain Moses Cantine, junior, Cap- tain Nathaniel Potter, Captain Methusalem Debois, Ensign Petrus
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Lefever, and John S. De Witt, quartermaster, having (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Frederick Westbrouck, second major, vice E. Lounsberry, promoted.
Benjamin Rossel, captain, vice Nathaniel Potter, resigned; Jacob Deyo, lieutenant, vice J. Whitney, removed; Enoch Parde, ensign, vice Griffin Ranson, removed.
Moses J. De Puy, captain, vice D. Westbrouck, resigned; Wessel B. Van Wagnen, lieutenant, vice M. J. De Puy, promoted; Jochem J. Schoonmaker, ensign, vice W. B. Van Wagnen, promoted.
LIGHT INFANTRY-Dan'l Broadhead, captain, vice M. Cantine, junior, resigned; Abraham Venooy, lieutenant, vice D. Broadhead, promoted; John Lounsberry, ensign, vice A. Venooy, promoted.
Cornelius P. Hoornbeck, captain, vice F. Westbrouck, promoted; Josaphat D. B. Hausbrouck, lieutenant, vice C. P. Hornbeck, pro- moted; Cornelius Kortright, ensign, vice J. D. B. Hausbrouck, pro- moted; Isaac Lefever, lieutenant, vice Peter Bevier, removed; Jona- than Dubois, ensign, vice Petrus Lefever, resigned.
Levi Deyo, captain, vice M. Debois, resigned; Abraham J. Har- denbergh, lieutenant, vice L. Deyo, promoted; Henry Dubois, ensign, vice A. J. Hardenbergh, promoted: Peter Johnson, lieuten- ant, vice Jno C. Davis, removed; Cornelius Brinck, ensign, vice P. Johnson, promoted; John S. De Witt, quartermaster, vice J. Bruyn, resigned.
In Lieutenant Colonel George Denistson's (Denniston) regiment, same brigade:
Isaac Belknap, lieutenant, vice N. Smith; Edmund Griswould, ensign, vice J. Belknap, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel Siah Robinson's regiment:
James Gallatin, captain, vice W. Gillaspie, removed; Abraham
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Milsepaugh, lieutenant, vice J. Gallatin, promoted; George Good- win, ensign, vice A. Milsepaugh, promoted.
John Dill, adjutant, vice M. Webb, deceased.
In Lieutenant Colonel Commandant William Faulkner's regi- ment, same brigade:
Captain Jonathan Owen, having (regularly) resigned, and Captain John Barber, Captain Andrew McCord; Lieutenant Samuel Dun- ning; Ensign Charles Bull and Teunis Van Arsdall, ensign, having (irregularly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Moses Phillips (junior), adjutant, vice H. W. Phillips, removed; John Miller, quartermaster, vice A. Patterson, deceased. -
William Cudderback, captain, vice A. Westfall, removed; Peter E. Gumear, lieutenant, vice no appointment; Jacob D. Rose, ensign, vice S. De Puy, removed; Thomas Caldwell, ensign, vice Chas Bull, resigned.
Daniel Bailey, captain, vice J. Owen, resigned.
John Ager, captain, vice A. McCord, resigned; Thomas Eager, lieutenant, vice S. Dunning, resigned.
Thomas Beaty, junior, captain, vice J. Barber, resigned; John Blake, lieutenant, vice T. Beaty, junior, promoted; James Miller, ensign; Robert Crawford, ensign, vice John Ager, promoted.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Brigadier General (Henry) Wisner's brigade:
In Lieutenant Colonel Reuben Hopkins' regiment :
Ensign William Little, having (regularly) resigned, his resigna- tion is accepted.
Walter Van Tuyle, captain, vice John Brown, removed; Daniel Albertson, junior, lieutenant, vice W. Van Tuyle, promoted; Uriah Chapman, ensign, vice D. Albertson, junior, promoted; John Wis- ner, lieutenant, vice Isaiah Decker, deceased; Jeptha Lee, ensign,
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vice J. Wisner, promoted; Stephen Smith, lieutenant, vice J. Vail, removed; Daniel Carpenter, ensign, vice S. Smith, promoted; Rich- ard Benjamin, ensign, vice Will Little, resigned.
In Lieutenant Colonel Commandant David McCambly's regi- ment:
William Carr, lieutenant, vice A. Bradner, removed; Gilbert McWhorter, ensign, vice Will Carr, promoted.
ROCKLAND* COUNTY.
Cornelius J. Blauvelt, major commandant of a battalion of militia in the county of Rockland, having (irregularly) resigned, RESOLVED that his resignation be accepted and that in said battalion the follow- ing officers be and they are hereby appointed, to wit:
Philip Servant, captain, vice Will Conklin, removed; Nicholas Gessner, lieutenant, vice P. Servant, promoted; John Green, ensign, vice N. Gessner, do.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
In Brigadier General (Thomas) Thomas' brigade:
Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Strang, having (irregularly) resigned, and Captain Solomon Haws and Samuel Strang, surgeon of the regiment lately commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Strang, having also irregularly resigned; RESOLVED, that their resignations be accepted and that in said regiment the following officers be and they are hereby appointed, to wit:
Benjamin Green, lieutenant colonel commandant, vice Gilbert Strang, resigned;
Pierre Van Cortlandt, junior, first major, vice B. Green, pro- moted; John Paulding, second major, vice P. Van Cortlandt, junior, promoted.
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Stephen Horton, junior, captain, vice John Paulding, promoted; James Mandeville, lieutenant, vice S. Horton, promoted; James Devine, ensign, vice J. Mandeville, promoted.
Henry Lent, captain, vice S. Haws, resigned; Daniel W. Bird- sall, lieutenant, vice H. Lent, promoted; Jesse Hyatt, ensign, vice D. W. Birdsal, promoted; William Horton, junior, ensign, vice Nath Montross.
Seth Miller, surgeon, vice Saml Strang, resigned; Ebenezer White, surgeon's mate, vice Will Clark, promoted.
In Lieutenant Colonel David Hobby's regiment:
Captain Jesse Baker and Captain John Falconer having (irregu- larly) resigned, their resignations are accepted.
Joseph Finch adjutant, vice J. Hobby, deceased; Elisha Brew- ster, surgeon, vice J. Willson, deceased.
John Foshay, captain, vice Jesse Baker, resigned; James Foshay, lieutenant, vice E. Bird, removed; Nehemiah Baker, ensign, vice D. Davids, promoted.
David Davids, captain; Solomon Orsor, lieutenant; Joseph Lam- bert, ensign of a new company.
William Barker, captain, vice John Falconer, resigned: Jonathan Purdy, lieutenant, vice Will Barker, promoted; Henry Budd, ensign, vice J. Purdy, promoted; James Banks, lieutenant, vice S. Platt. deceased; Joseph Feeks, junior, ensign, vice James Banks, pro- moted: Jeremiah Horton, ensign, vice G. Bundage, junior, deceased.
Jesse Brady, captain, vice S. Hyatt, removed; Gilbert Martin, lieutenant, vice J. Brady, promoted; Gilbert Merritt, ensign, vice G. Martin, promoted.
Samuel Pine, captain, vice J. Smith, removed; Jonathan Vickars, lieutenant, vice M. Brown, removed; Rivers Morrell, ensign, vice S. Pine, promoted.
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In Captain William N. Dyckman's troop of horse in said county: William Oakley, cornet. vice Samuel Stevenson, removed.
In Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Delavan's regiment:
Stephen Quick, adjutant, vice James Sacket, refuses: Epinetus Wallace, surgeon's mate, vice S. Miller, removed.
Joseph Bouten, captain, vice S. Stebens, removed.
Abner Smith, captain, vice T. Shay, removed; Hezekiah Hyatt, lieutenant, vice A. Lockwood, resigned; Timothy Hunt, lieutenant (ensign), vice A. Lockwood, infirm.
Joseph Webster, captain, vice Nath'l Betts,, removed; John Slaw- son, lieutenant, vice J. Webster, promoted; Michael Lockwood, junior, ensign, vice Jno Slawson, promoted.
Nathaniel Brown, captain, vice David Holmes, removed; Abijah Holmes, lieutenant, vice N. Brown, promoted; Samuel Smith, ensign, vice A. Holmes, promoted; Sands Raymond, ensign light infantry, vice J. Raymond, refuses.
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