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Mr.M..kl\I. Id IHI. IIuN.iKMlLK (, ..MINI SI \l. (. i ..N . . Kl >-.
••Tui .Mi.M..Ri\i ..I M\juk Tn.)M\> C..Gs\vKii. sheweth that he cntcic-tl intu the scr-
vice of the U. S. on the 19th of April. 1775, with the command of a c.mi|)any in the line
of -Mass.; that the reduction and mode of raising regiments for the service frnm that Stale
down to 1777 did not admit of any jiromotion of those otticers who were retained in ~ei\iee
(accidental i causes excepted) ; at the beginning of 1777 yoin- memorialist reeeiv eil the ap]i..inti
ment of Major in the 1st Mass. Kegt. ; that on the 6th of Sept., 1779, theie «a> ,1 v.ic.mev ol
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a I.ieut.-Col. in the 15th Mass. Regt. ; that your memorialist and then Maj..! 11. ill l.eeaiii.. e..m-
petitors for that office ; that on the 26th of Xov. your memorialist was appointed a Licut.-(,ol.
bv the authority of the State of Mass., at which time your memorialist and his competitor were
iire.sent and examined respecting the jiremise^ ; that on the next day Major Hull requested the
\ authority of the State for a re-hearing; it was granted and terminated a 2d time in fa\.>r
i of your memorialist, who then repaired to camp, took command in the 15th Kegt., anil
I was mustered as Lieut.-Col.; that your memorialist'^ c.nnpetitor kept u|) the dispute, ami
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ill Fell., i-.'vc, ame office. The contenti.m was
; still e..Miiiuied, .1111! at the cl..-e ..f the year 17S0 vour memorialist, rather than continue the
dispnie, which ap]ieaied 1.. lie iniuricnis to the service, requested in a letter to l'.rig.-( k-n.
Glover lu retire lr..n, the >erNicc in the arrangement to take place, with a determiuati.m never
to take on him anv militarv L..mmand wlKlIe^el^ l.ut at the leinated .,.licilati..ns .,t the (Juar-
accepted that ol Wagon-Ma-ier Ceneial, an.l had c..ntiniie,l 1.. thi- ,la\. Alth.>ugh there was
a -erie- ..f nn-f.nlune- attended v..ur meni..nalist as t.. hi- rank (I..o manvt.. impart in'a
ineiii..r.ali, \ci he flatter- hiin-elf he is in pos-e>>ion ut such ,l..cninenl,-. ,.- I.. i..nvin.c Congie-
tlMi he I- n..t un»...rlhy their notice, and from the di-p..-ili..n that Ib.n. l.ud\ ha>
e\ci -b.iwit i.i u ward the deserving part of the army, he is induee.l t.. re(piest Congre-- to
take 111- p.iiiiml.u circumstances under their consideration, and confirm t.) him his rank of
Lieut. -I HI. 11. .111 the 6th of Sept., 1779, that the I'aymaster (Jen. mav is-ue his eertificato for
receivim; of pav and commutation accordinglv. As in duty li..und, ^ic, &e,"
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