extended to the widows of those officers who have died, or Shall hereafter die in the Service to commince from the time of Such officers death, and continue for the term of Seven years, or if their be no widow or in cafe of her death or intermarriage the Said half pay be givin to the orphan Children of the officers dying as aforfaid if he Shall have left any and that it be recomended to the legislitives of the respective States to which Such officers belongs to make [30] provision for paying the Same on Account of the United States.

That the restricting clause in the refolution of the 15th of May 1778 granting half pay to the officers for Seven years exprefsed in these words viz "and not holding any offic of profit under these States or any of them" be and hearby is repaled.

October 3d 1780. Congrefs taking in to consideration the report of the Committe on the Letters from General Washington (among other things) refolved

Where as by the forgoing arrangement many deferving officers must become Supernumerary, and it is proper [31] Proper that regard be had to them :

Refolved that from the time the reform of the Army takes Place they be entitled to half pay for Seven years in Specie or other Currant money equivalent and also grants of Land at the close of the War agreeable to the refolution of the 16th of September 1776.

Ordered that a Coppy of the forgoing arangment of the army be Sent to the Commander in Cheif for his oppinion thereon: and that if there Shall appeear no material objection the Same be Carried into immediate effect :

October 21th 1780. Congress resumed the Confideration of the report of the Committe on General [32] Washingtons letter of the 11th when a motion was made by Mr Duane Seconded by Mr Sullivan, to add to the report the following refolution "That the officers who Shall continue in Service to the end of the war, Shall also be entitled to half pay during life to commence from the tim of their reduction" and

Refolved among other things, That the Commander in Cheif and the Commanding offecer in the Southarn Department, derect the officers of each State to meet and agree upon the officers for the regiments to be raised by there respective States from those who incline to continue in Service "and where it cannot be done by agreement to be determined by Seniority and make return of those who are to remain, which [33] which is to be transmitted to Congress together with the names of the officers reduced who are to be allowed halp pay for life.

That the officers who Shall continue in the Service to the end of the war, Shall also be entitled to half pay during life to Commince from the time of there reduction: November 28th 1780. Some doubts having arisen in the minds of the General officers, whether the refolution of the 21st of October last granting half pay for life to the officers who Shall remain in Service to the end of the war, was ment to extend to them

[34] Refolved that the Said half pay for life be Extended to all Major Generals and Brigadiers General, who Shall continue in Service to the end of the war.

That the resolution of the 21st of October was So ment and intended.

HEAD QUARTERS NEWBURGH Oct 30th 1782. After orders

The honouarable the Congress have been pleased to pass the following act.

By the United States &c August 7th 1782. Refolved

That the Secerctry at war on or before the 1st day of January next cause [35] the non Commissoned officers and Solders belonging to the lines of the respective States, including Solders Prisoners with the Enemy. . to be aranged in Such a manner as to form Compleat Regiments agreeable to the act of Congress of the 34 and 21 of october 1780, or Regiments not lefs than five hundred rank and file . . . as circumstances, and the good of the Service, in his Judgment may require. that for the purpose the Juniour Regiments Shall be draughted to fill the Sienour Regiments. and the Surpluce Should any remain after Such draughts Shall be formed in to a Compleat Company or Companyes, as near as may [36] be according to the Sa establishments with proper allouances of field officers to two or more Companyes. the Said Regiments and Compaynes Shall be commanded by officers belonging to the respective States to which the non commifsone officers and privats So aranged Shall belong.

Refolved That the commander in Chief and Commanding officers of the Southern army direct the officers of each State line respectively, to meeat togeather and agree and determine upon the officers who Shall remain in Service to Command the troops as a forfaid provided where it cannot be done by vollentry agreement the Juner officers of each grade Shall retire So as to leave Compleat corps [37] of officers in propotion of the number of men, and to be adjusted upon the principalls of the acts of the 3d & 21 of october 1780, and the 5th refuliton of the act passed the 23d day of April 1782. Resolved that the Commander in Cheif and Commanding officer of the Southern army as Soon as the Said arangement Shall have taken place tranfmit to Congress a list of officers whome they may deem proper to be employed in the Several Staff departments and other necessary duties in the army to be taken from the list of retiring officers, and being approved of by Congress- and accepting Such appointment [38] Such officers Shall retain their rank in the army with the Pay and emoliments thereto anexed, Refolved that the officers retiring under the foregoing resolutions and not employed in the Staff departments as aforsaid, Shall untill Called in to Service with their proper Commands be intitled to all the emoluments to which the officers are intitled, who retired under the refolutions of the 3d & 21st of october 1780.

That the said officers Shall retain their rank in the armey and be Called in to the Service from time to time according to Seniority in case of deficinces of officers upon the principales of the forgoings refolutiones Refolved that in aranging the non Commissioned officers [39] and privats of the armey each State Shall be credited for all the men except deferters or Such as Shall have died, who Shall have been duly mustred to Serve during the war or 3 years in Compliance of the refolutions of Congress of the 3d day of october 1780 or the 10 day of December 1781

Refolved that the preceding arangment Shall take Effect on the 14 day of January 1783; and that Copies therof be immeaditly transmitied by the Sectary at war to the exceutive authority of the respective States.

[40]

HEAD QUARTERS NEWBURG, 30th July, 1782. The honorable the Congress have been plasd to pass the folloing refolves.

By the united States in Congress assembled

April 23d 1782

Where as the most strict acconemy in the publick Expenditures is abfoulutly nesseary for a vigrous prosicution of the war, and where as to that end it is requesiet to discontinue the practise of filling Some of the places of the Staff department with persons not of the line of the army, which places may with great Saving to the publick, be filled with Supernumry officers from the line, Resolved therefore, that in [41] in futer there be only ten Lieutanants in each Regiment of Infantry, to be employed in the Regemants line and Staff, the Regimantal Paymaster to be Considred not attached to any Company. That the Supernumary Juner Lieutanants beyond the number of ten in each Regiment of Infantry be reduced, unless the officers of the Regiment Shall otherwise agree as to those who Shall retire according to the resolutions of october 3d and 21st 1780. And Shall accordingly be returnd on or before the 1st of June next if in the main army, and the 1st of July Next in the Southern army except Such of them as Shall axcept of empleyments in the Staff departments, with the approbation of the heads of the respective [42] departments in which case they shall Sevearly retain their respetive ranks in the line, and be intitled to the full pay and Subsistance belonging to their rank in the line as a compensation for their respective Servises in the Staff, with out any other allowances whatsover, provided always that nothing contained in the above refolutions Shall efect the pay or rank of any officer in Captivity, during Such Captivity

In Congress July 11th 1782, Resolved that the Juner Lieutanants who were to retire agreeable to the act of Congress of the 23d of April last may at their option be retaind in the present pay and rank as far as there is Ensigns in their present Corps vacant

[43] * The honouarable the Congress have been Pleased to pass the following refolves

By the United States in Congress assembled Nov 20th 1782

Refolved That Commifsion ifsue on promotions properly certifyed for all Regimental officers intitled to fill vacancies occaioned by Seinor officers retiring agreable to the resolve of the 19th instant any resolution of Congress hereof to the Contarcy notwithstanding

[44] *The honorable the Congress of the united States having been pleased to país the folloing resolves Confirming the explanation given by the Secerturty at war of the 4 Section of the resolve of the 7th of Augt last, published in the after order of the 30th of Oct' and making an addtion to the Number of Subaltans allowed by the resolve of the 7th of August the same is to be observed in Compleating the arrangment of the Cunnecut and Massachusetts lines.

By the united States in Congress assembled Nov 19th 1782

on the report of the Committe to whome was refard, the report of a Committe on the letter of the 30th of oct from the Secetery at war [45] Resolved, That the Senior officers of each grade Sufficiant to form Corps agreable to the act of the

7th of August last (the Regiments to have their Compliment of officers as established in the act of the 3d and 20th of October 1780 except as to the then in proposed Supernumeres Subaltan for receiving recrutes who Shall be omited) Shall be retaind in Service for the Command of the Said Corps, and the reduced Juner officers of the Several grades Shall retire from immeaditate Service agreeable to the Said first resited act, but the Said juner officers So retiring Shall retain their rank in the army and be liable and intitled to be Called in to actual Service only when Regiments or Corps Shall be raised for them by their respetive States

The diary pages are numbered consecutively, but at this point the writer reversed his book and wrote towards the middle, thus reversing his page numbers.

[67] Feby the 1th 1782.

Received from Mr Sands twenty Pounds of bread twenty Pounds of beef one Quart of Salt & one Pound of Soap R. Lincoln Capt

Mess Account with Capt. Bates & Brimhall

[63] Febuary 11th 1783. Then was married Rufus Lincoln to Lydia Sprauge and moved to live togeather Oct the 14th 1783

Capt. Rufus Lincoln Left the Camp at New Winsor June 15th 1783 — and was Dismist the 3d of Nov 1783

[62] Apriel 9th 1798 Moved from Taunton to Norton to live on a farm of George Leonards Efqr

April 2th 1799 Moved from Norton to Wareham