Officers for the six Regiments raised for the defence and safety of the Colony

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This Assembly do appoint the persons hereafter named to the respective offices, to take the command of the inhabitants to be enlisted and assembled for the special defence and safety of this Colony, to lead and conduct them as the General Assembly shall order; and his Honour the Governour is desired, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, to give Commissions according to the form proyided and ordered for each respective Officer, according to his office and rank, and Warrants to such as are appointed in the Staff, viz:

This Assembly do appoint David Wooster, Esquire, to be Major General.

Joseph Spencer, Esquire, to be Brigadier General.

Israel Putnam, Esquire, to be Second Brigadier General.

First Company in the First Regiment. — Major General David Wooster, Esquire, to be Colonel of the First Regiment, and Captain; Jesse Leavenworth, to be First Lieutenant; James Blakely, to be Second Lieutenant; Amos Shepard, to be Ensign.

Second Company in the First Regiment. — Andrew Ward, Junior, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Regiment, and Captain; Stephen Hall to be First Lieutenant; Jehiel Meigs to be Second Lieutenant; Augustus Collins to be Ensign.

Third Company in the First Regiment. — Jabez Thompson to be First Major in the First Regiment, and Captain; Bradford Stull to be First Lieutenant; Ambrose Hind to be Second Lieutenant; Nathan Pierson to be Ensign.

Fourth Company in the First Regiment. — David Welch to be Second Major of the First Regiment, and Captain; Bazaleel Beebe to be First Lieutenant; Aaron Foot to be Second Lieutenant; Thomas Catlin to be Ensign.

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Fifth Company in the First Regiment. — Benedict Arnold Captain; Caleb Trowbridge to be First Lieutenant; Jesse Curtiss to be Second Lieutenant; Nathan Edwards to be Ensign.

Sixth Company in the First Regiment. — William Douglass to be Captain; Samuel Blackman, Junior, to be First Lieutenant; Jared Robertson to be Second Lieutenant; Ebenezer Trusdell to be Ensign.

Seventh Company in the First Regiment. — Isaac Cook, Junior, to be Captain; John Hough to be First Lieutenant; Thomas Shepard to be Second Lieutenant; James Peck to be Ensign.

Eighth Company in the First Regiment. — Phineas Porter to be Captain; Stephen Mathews to be First Lieutenant; Isaac Branson to be Second Lieutenant; David Smith to be Ensign.

Ninth Company in the First Regiment. — James Arnold to be Captain; Samuel Wilmott to be First Lieutenant; Nathaniel Bunnel to be Second Lieutenant; Philemon Potter to be Ensign.

Tenth Company in the First Regiment. — Samuel Peck, Junior, to be Captain; John Fowler, Junior, to be First Lieutenant; Israel Terrel to be Second Lieutenant; Samuel Doolittle to be Ensign,

The Reverend Benjamin Trumbull, Chaplain of the First Regiment.

Jared Potter, Surgeon; Levi Ives, Isaac Chester, Surgeon' s Mates, First Regiment.

First Company, Second Regiment. — Joseph Spencer, Esq., to be Colonel of the Second Regiment, and Captain; Daniel Cone, First Lieutenant; James Smith, Second Lieutenant; Joel Arnold, Ensign.

Second Company, Second Regiment. — Samuel Wyllys, Esquire, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and Captain; Ezekiel Scott, First Lieutenant; Samuel Couper, Second Lieutenant; Marcus Cole, Ensign.

Third Company, Second Regiment. — Roger Enos, Esq., to be First Major, and Captain; Elijah Rolinson, First Lieutenant; Silas Blogget, Second Lieutenant; Benjamin Frisbee, Ensign.

Fourth Company, Second Regiment. — Return Jonathan Meigs, Esquire, to be Second Major, and Captain; Elijah Blackman, First Lieutenant; Ebenezer Sumner, Second Lieutenant; Joseph Savage, Ensign.

Fifth Company, Second Regiment. — Solomon Willis, Captain; Jonathan Parker, First Lieutenant; Samuel Fell, Jr., Second Lieutenant; Noah Chapin, Jr., Ensign.

Sixth Company, Second Regiment. — Noadiah Hooker, Captain; Peter Curtiss, First Lieutenant; Joseph Boyington, Second Lieutenant; Amos Wadsworth, Ensign.

Seventh Company, Second Regiment. — Abel Pettibone, Captain; Amasa Mills, First Lieutenant; Joseph Forward, Second Lieutenant; Jonathan Pettibone, Junior, Ensign.

Eighth Company, Second Regiment. — Levi Wells, Captain; James Ransom, First Lieutenant; John Isham, Second Lieutenant; Samuel Palmer, Ensign.

Ninth Company, Second Regiment. — John Chester, Captain; Barnabas Dean, First Lieutenant; Stephen Goodrich, Second Lieutenant; Charles Butler, Ensign.

Tenth Company, Second Regiment. — John Harman, Jun., Captain; Samuel Wright, First Lieutenant; Consider Williston, Second Lieutenant; Oliver Hanchel, Ensign.

Reverend Benjamin Boardman, Chaplain of the Second Regiment.

William Jepson, Surgeon; Daniel Southmayd, Richard Watrous, Surgeon' s Mates, Second Regiment.

First Company, Third Regiment. — Israel Putnam, Esq., to be Colonel of the Third Regiment, and Captain; Jonathan Kingsley, First Lieutenant; Thomas Grosvenor, Second Lieutenant; Elijah Loomis, Ensign.

Second Company, Third Regiment. — Experience Storrs, Esquire, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and Captain: James Dana, First Lieutenant; Ebenezer Gray, Second Lieutenant; Isaac Farewell, Ensign.

Third Company, Third Regiment. — John Durkey to be First Major, and Captain; Joshua Huntington, First

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Lieutenant; Jacobus De Witt, Second Lieutenant; Samuel Bingham, Ensign.

Fourth Company, Third Regiment. — Obadiah Johnson, Esquire, to be Second Major, and Captain; Ephraim Lyon, First Lieutenant; Wells Cliff, Second Lieutenant; Isaac Hide, Junior, Ensign.

Fifth Company, Third Regiment. — Thomas Knowlton, Captain; Reuben Marcey, First Lieutenant; John Keys, Second Lieutenant; Daniel Allen, Junior, Ensign.

Sixth Company, Third Regiment. — James Clark, Captain; Daniel Tilden, First Lieutenant; Andrew Fitch, Second Lieutenant; Thomas Bell, Ensign.

Seventh Company, Third Regiment. — Ephraim Manning, Captain; Stephen Lyon, First Lieutenant; Asa Morris, Second Lieutenant; William Fussell, Ensign.

Eighth Company, Third Regiment. — Joseph Elliott, Captain; Benoni Cutler, First Lieutenant; Daniel Waters, Second Lieutenant; Comfort Day, Ensign.

Ninth Company, Third Regiment. — Ebenezer Moseley, Captain; Stephen Brown, First Lieutenant; Melatiah Bingham, Second Lieutenant; Nathaniel Wales, Ensign.

Tenth Company, Third Regiment. — Israel Putnam, Jun., Captain; Samuel Robinson, Junior, First Lieutenant; Amos Avery, Second Lieutenant; Caleb Stanley, Ensign.

Rev. Abiel Leonard, Chaplain of the Third Regiment.

John Spalding. Surgeon; Penuel Cheeney, Elijah Adams, Surgeon' s Mates, Third Regiment.

First Company, Fourth Regiment. — Benjamin Hinman, Esquire, to be Colonel of the Fourth Regiment, and Captain; David Hinman, First Lieutenant; Benjamin Hungerford, Second Lieuteriant; Asahel Hurd, Ensign.

Second Company, Fourth Regiment. — George Pitkin, Esquire, to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fourth Regiment, and Captain; Isaac Fellows, First Lieutenant; David Bissell, Second Lieutenant; Edward Payne, Ensign.

Third Company, Fourth Regiment. — Samuel Elmore, Esquire, to be Major of the Fourth Regiment, and Captain; Amos Chappel, First Lieutenant; Oliver Parmely, Second Lieutenant; Moses Shepard, Ensign.

Fourth Company, Fourth Regiment. — Nathaniel Buel, Captain; Timothy Holcomb, First Lieutenant; Luther Stoddard, Second Lieutenant; Nathan Dawsey, Ensign.

Fifth Company, Fourth Regiment. — Shubael Griswold, Captain; Benjamin Mills, First Lieutenant; Aaron Austin, Second Lieutenant; Caleb Lyman, Ensign.

Sixth Company, Fourth Regiment. — Josiah Starr, Captain; Asaph Hall, First Lieutenant; Paul Yates, Second Lieutenant; Asahel Hodge, Ensign.

Seventh. Company, Fourth Regiment. — Eleazar Curtiss, Junior, Captain; John Ranson, Junior, First Lieutenant; Morgan Noble, Second Lieutenant; John Rockwell, Ensign.

Eighth Company, Fourth Regiment. — John Sedgwick, Captain; Warham Gibbs, First Lieutenant; James Thomas, Second Lieutenant; Matthew Patterson, Ensign.

Ninth Company, Fourth Regiment. — John Watson, Jun., Captain; Theodore Woodbridge, First Lieutenant; Titus Watson, Second Lieutenant; Jehiel Hull, Ensign.

Tenth Company, Fourth Regiment. — Hezekiah Parsons, Captain; Hezekiah Holdridge, First Lieutenant; John Skinner, Second Lieutenant; Ebenezer Watson, Ensign.

Reverend Cotton Mather Smith, Chaplain to the Fourth Regiment.

Lemuel Wheeler, Surgeon; Daniel Sheldon, Abel Catlin, Surgeon' s Mates, Fourth Regiment.

First Company, Fifth Regiment. — David Waterbury,, Jun., to be Colonel of the Fifth Regiment, and Captain; Sylvanus Brown, First Lieutenant; Jonathan Whiting, Second Lieutenant; Samuel Hoyt, Ensign.

Second Company, Fifth Regiment. — Samuel Whiting, to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fifth Regiment, and

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Captain; Elijah Beach, First Lieutenant; Robert Walker, Second Lieutenant; Abijah Sterling, Ensign.

Third Company, Fifth Regiment. — Thomas Hobby, to be Major of the Fifth Regiment, and Captain; Bazaleel Brown, First Lieutenant; Samuel Lockwood, Second Lieutenant; John Waterbury, Ensign.

Fourth Company, Fifth Regiment. — David Dimon, Captain; Peter Hendrick, First Lieutenant; Ebenezer Hill, Second Lieutenant; Wakeman Burr, Ensign.

Fifth Company, Fifth Regiment, — Matthew Mead, Captain; Levi Taylor, First Lieutenant; Samuel Cannon, Second Lieutenant; William Seymour, Ensign.

Sixth Company, Fifth Regiment. — Noble Benedict, Captain; James Clark, First Lieutenant; Ephraim Lyon, Second Lieutenant; Daniel Hickox, Ensign.

Seventh Company, Fifth Regiment. — Abraham Gray, Captain; Stephen Wakeman, First Lieutenant; Thaddeus Rockwell, Second Lieutenant; George Burr, Ensign.

Eighth Company, Fifth Regiment. — Joseph Smith, Jr., Captain; Abel Botsford, Jr., First Lieutenant; Nathaniel Blackman, Second Lieutenant; Silas Hubbel, Ensign.

Ninth Company, Fifth Regiment. — Nehemiah Beardslee, Captain; Samuel Keeler, First Lieutenant; Zephaniah Briggs, Second Lieutenant; William Benedict, Ensign.

Tenth Company, Fifth Regiment. — Zalmon Read, Captain; Peter Fairchild, First Lieutenant; David Peet, Second Lieutenant; Benjamin Nichols, Ensign.

Reverend Samuel Wood, Chaplain of the Fifth Regiment.

John Wood, Surgeon; Asael Fitch, Samuel Whiting, Surgeon' s Mates, Fifth Regiment.

First Company, Sixth Regiment. — Samuel Holden Parsons, Esquire, to be Colonel of the Sixth Regiment, and Captain; David F. Sill, First Lieutenant; Christopher Ely, Second Lieutenant; Elisha Wade, Ensign.

Second Company, Sixth Regiment. — John Tyler, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Sixth Regiment, and Captain; Elnathan Rossiter, First Lieutenant; Ebenezer Brewster, Second Lieutenant; Joseph Hilyard, Ensign.

Third Company, Sixth Regiment. — Samuel Prentice, Esq., to be Major of the Sixth Regiment, and Captain; James Eldridge, First Lieutenant; Richard Hewet, Second Lieutenant; Oliver Babcock, Ensign.

Fourth Company, Sixth Regiment. — William Coit, Captain; Jedcdiah Hide, First Lieutenant; James Day, Second Lieutenant; William Adams, Junior, Ensign.

Fifth Company, Sixth Regiment, — James Chapman, Jun., Captain; Christopher Darrow, First Lieutenant; John Raymond, Jr, Second; George Lattimore, Ensign.

Sixth Company, Sixth Regiment. — Waterman Cleft, Captain; William Edmond, First Lieutenant; John McGregor, Second Lieutenant; Nathaniel Morgan, Ensign.

Seventh Company, Sixth Regiment. — Edward Mott, Captain; Benjamin Throop, Jr., First Lieutenant; Jeremiah Halsey, Second Lieutenant; Nathan Peters, Ensign.

Eighth Company, Sixth Regiment. — Samuel Gale, Captain; Josiah Baldwin, First Lieutenant; Elisha Lee, Second Lieutenant; David Nevins, Ensign.

Ninth Company, Sixth Regiment. — John Ely, Captain; Abraham Waterhouse, First Lieutenant; Martin Kirtland, Second Lieutenant; Israel Doan, Ensign.

Tenth Company, Sixth Regiment. — Abel Spicer, Captain; Isaac Gallop, First Lieutenant; Samuel Williams, Second Lieutenant; William Latham, Ensign.

Rev. Stephen Johnson, Chaplain of the Sixth Regiment.

Philip Turner, Surgeon ; Thomas Fosdick, Benjamin Ellis, Surgeon' s Mates, Sixth Regiment.

Whereas this Assembly have ordered one-fourth part of their Militia to be enlisted and equipped for the defence and safety of this Colony, and appointed Officers to command the same, and as some of the Officers so appointed may fail to accept said trust, or by death or otherwise others may be wanted:

Resolved by this Assembly, That his Honour the Governour be desired, and he is hereby desired and empowered to appoint Officers to fill up any such vacancy that shall happen, and commission them accordingly.

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