Papers of John Adams, volume 4

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27 June., 27 June 1776 Adams, John Continental Congress, Board of War
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27 June. In response to a letter from George Washington, the congress resolved that six companies of riflemen in addition to the three in New York be raised and placed in a regiment with Hugh Stephenson as commander; that four companies of riflemen be raised in Virginia and two in Maryland to serve in the above regiment; and that General Washington send to Congress a list of all vacancies in the Army ( JCC , 5:486).