1George Washington to Major Thomas Forrest, 16 May 1779 (Hamilton Papers)
Middlebrook [ New Jersey ] May 16, 1779 . Discusses promotion in the artillery. Df , in writing of H, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress. Forrest was a major of the Fourth Continental Artillery.
2From George Washington to Major Thomas Forrest, 16 May 1779 (Washington Papers)
I have received your two favours of the 16th of March and 10th instant. My letter to you at Valley forge expressed the opinion which was at that time received in the Artillery, though I believe it had not been practiced upon. For some time past, a contrary idea has prevailed in that corps conformable to the general principles of promotion in the army and to the practice in the cavalry, which...