Sir
I sent Mr [Gibbs] Jones my 1st Lieutt to town in order to get a 2d Lieutt appointed by the Comittee of safety & he informs me that you woud not do it without my Approbation in writing these is to request you to appoint Mr. Robt Hume2 to that office if he shou'd meet with your Approbation & you'l Oblige Sir [&c.]
James Montgomery
Liberty Islan ー 15 Novr 1775
1. Simon Gratz Autograph Collection, HSP.
2. Hume was appointed November 22, 1775.
