To George Washington from John Hancock, 2 October 1776
From John Hancock
Philadelphia, 2 October 1776. “The Bearer Major Ross calling on Me previous to his setting out for Head Quarters, I have only Time to enclose you sundry Resolves, and to inform you, that I shall write you fully by General Mifflin.”1
LS, DLC:GW.
1. The enclosed resolutions of 25, 26, 27, 30 Sept. and 1 Oct. concern Congress’s actions on a variety of matters affecting the army, including James Ross’s promotion to major of Col. Edward Hand’s 1st Continental Regiment on 25 Sept. and Thomas Mifflin’s appointment as quartermaster general on 1 Oct. (DLC:GW; see also , 5:819–25, 829–32, 836–38, and General Orders, 5 Oct.).