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General Orders Head Quarters, Boston, September 18, 1795.

The Commander in Chief having taken into consideration a Plan presented by Major General Dearborn, for forming the eighth Division (now comprising only the County of Lincoln) into two Brigades and eight Regiments, and having the advice of Council thereon -- Orders, That the eighth Division be formed into two Brigades and eight Regiments, according to the following arrangement, viz.

                      ~~First Brigade~~

[Regiments formed into columns across page, ie. 1 Regiment 2 Regiment 3 Regiment 4 Regiment, with town names below each column]

 1. Regiment

Georgetown ------------------ 3 Bath -----------------------------2 Topsham------------------------2 Bowdoinham----------------- 1 Bowdoin ---------East Co. 1

Companies ----- 9

 2. Regiment

Pownalborough------------1 Woolwich---------------------2 New Milford-----------------1 Newcastle ----- West Co.1 Edgecomb-------------------2 Boothbay------------------- 2

     Companies 9

 3. Regiment

Newcastle------- East Co. 1 Nobleborough-----------------1 Bristol--------------------------- 2 Waldoborough----------------2 Dammariscotta Pond------1 Balltown----------East Co. 1

     Companies 9

 4. Regiment

Warren-------------------------2 Cushing------------------------2 Thomaston--------------------1 Meburncook------------------1 Campden----------------------1 Union---------------------------1 Canaan or Barrels[?]------1

      Companies 9

                   ~~Second Brigade~~
 1. Regiment

Dresden-----------------------1 Pittston------------------------2 Hallowell----------------------3 [brackets to left showing 2d] Winthrop East Co.--------1 Readfield----------------------2 Balltown West Co.--------1

         Companies 10

 2. Regiment

Vassalborough-------------2 Sidney------------------------1 Winslow----------------------2 Clinton------------------------1 Fairfield-----------------------1 Washington-----------------1 Mount Vernon--------------2

         Companies 10

 3. Regiment

Winthrop West Co.------1 New Sandwich-------------1 Fayette-----------------------1 Monmouth-------------------1 Green-------------------------1 Lewiston---------------------1 Littleborbough-------------1 Litchfield---------------------1 Bowdoin West Co.-----1

         Companies 9

 4. Regiment

Canaan---------------------1 Norridgewock------------1 Starks----------------------1 Farmington---------------2 New Sharon--------------1 Sitcombion[?]-----------1 Barnardston-------------1 Carattink------------------1

         Companies 9

    Major General Dearborn will give orders immediately for carrying into effect the foregoing Arrangement and for organizing the same according to law
    By Order of the Commander in Chief
                                [signed] Wm Dennison  Adj. Genl.

Division Orders-Eighth Division, Pittston October 20, 1795

    Paramount to the foregoing General Orders the Commissioned Officers of the several Companies composing each of the new-formed Regiments in the Division [three preceding words written above the line] will meet on the third Wednesday, being the 21 day of January next eleven o'clock A.M. [previous three words written above line] at the places herein after respectively named, viz.
                       In the first Brigade
    Those of the 1. Regiment at the Dwellinghouse of Capt. Hall Page, Innholder in Bath, to elect a  Regiment as may be vacant. Colo. John Lamont will preside.
    Those of the 2. Regiment at the Dwellinghouse of Capt. Ebenezer Whittier, Innholder in Pownalborough to elect for said Regiment [previous 3 words written above line] a Lt.Colonel Com'dt and two Majors. Genl. Harnben of Woolwich will preside.
    Those of the 3. Regiment at the Dwellinghouse of Thomas McClure Esquire in Bristol to elect for said Regiment, a Lt. Colonel Com'dt and such other Field Officers as may then be vacant.
    The 4. Regiment having sustained no change by the new arrangement, except a small contraction of it limits, retains its ["present" crossed out] Field Officers.