To George Washington from Colonel Charles Harrison, 28 May 1779
From Colonel Charles Harrison
28th May 1779
Sir
In consequence of a Circular letter from your Excellency desiring my claim of Rank & that of the Regt under my command.1
I begg leave to observe to you Sir my principles of Rank & that of my Regt are altogether founded on a special Resolve of Congress of the 26th November 76,2 on the 30th of the said month recd my Commission & also those of the whole Corps, & before the first day of January 77 enlisted two Companies. Am Sir with all due respect Your very Hue Sert
Cha. Harrison
ALS, DLC:GW.
1. See Circular to the Continental Artillery Colonels, 4 March, and GW to a Board of General Officers, this date.
2. Congress had resolved on that date that a regiment of Continental artillery should be raised in Virginia ( , 6:981).