Autograph letter signed : "Camp", to the Executive Council of the Board of War of the State of Pennsylvania, 1777 Aug. 15.

Complaining about the state militia forces; saying "The Militia in general hurt the army and are absolutely good for nothing...if [illegible] god forbid, any misfortune happens [in] this campaign it will arise chiefly from the foolish confidence putt in militia...it is next to madness to imagine that undisciplined troops will make any thing of a tolerable stand in the field against troops any way officer'd and disciplin'd therefore my opinion is that you should attach to each pennsylvania Regiment a militia Company during the remainder of the Campaign under the Denomination of State Granadeer or State Volunteers or Light Infantry. I am sure they would render more service than six times the number of Militia together.".