By proclamation of
Congress, the American army was disbanded; a few men, under the command of a
captain at Fort Pitt, excepted. A resolution soon followed for raising a
regiment for the purpose of garrisoning the western posts—this regiment to
consist of ten companies, portioned as follows: Pennsylvania—4 companies
and Lieut.-Col. Commt. Jersey—1 company. New York—3 companies and a Major.
Connecticut—2 companies and a Major.
SOURCE: J. B.
Lippincott & Co., Publisher, The Record of the Court at Upland, in
Pennsylvania. 1676 to 1681. And a Military Journal Kept by Major E. Denny, 1781
to 1795, pp. 257-8
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