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             Division Orders, Pittston, February 20. 1798.
 
             Division Orders, Pittston, February 20. 1798.
  
            In conformity to the Orders of the Commander in  
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In conformity to the Orders of the Commander in  
 
Chief, the troops detached from the 8th. Division have been  
 
Chief, the troops detached from the 8th. Division have been  
 
formed into two Regiments of Infantry, one Company of  
 
formed into two Regiments of Infantry, one Company of  
 
Artillery, and a Subaltern's command of Cavalry.
 
Artillery, and a Subaltern's command of Cavalry.
           The first Regiment will be commanded by Colonel John  
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The first Regiment will be commanded by Colonel John  
 
Lamont, the second by Lieutenant-colonel Commandant John  
 
Lamont, the second by Lieutenant-colonel Commandant John  
Moor. Doctor Stephen Fester will please to consider him-
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Moor. Doctor Stephen Fester will please to consider him
 
self as Surgeon, & Doctor Galen Otis as Surgeon's Mate,  
 
self as Surgeon, & Doctor Galen Otis as Surgeon's Mate,  
 
to Colo. Lamont's detached Regiment. Doctor John Hubbard  
 
to Colo. Lamont's detached Regiment. Doctor John Hubbard  
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Mate of Colo. Lithgow's Regiment, as Surgeon's Mate to  
 
Mate of Colo. Lithgow's Regiment, as Surgeon's Mate to  
 
Colo. Moor's detached Regiment.
 
Colo. Moor's detached Regiment.
       The patriotic spirit which has generally pervaded  
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The patriotic spirit which has generally pervaded  
 
the Militia of this Division, in furnishing their quota  
 
the Militia of this Division, in furnishing their quota  
 
of the Detachment called for by Government, & particularly  
 
of the Detachment called for by Government, & particularly  
 
the spirit & laudable ambition of Capt. Shaw's Company  
 
the spirit & laudable ambition of Capt. Shaw's Company  
 
of Artillery, merits the applause of their fellow Citizens,  
 
of Artillery, merits the applause of their fellow Citizens,  
at the same time that it affords a pleasing presage to  
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at the same time that it affords a pleasing presage to
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                    By order of B. Gen. Sewall
                                          A. Stoddard, B. Major.
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            Division Orders, Pittston, February 20. 1798.
In conformity to the Orders of the Commander in 

Chief, the troops detached from the 8th. Division have been formed into two Regiments of Infantry, one Company of Artillery, and a Subaltern's command of Cavalry.

The first Regiment will be commanded by Colonel John Lamont, the second by Lieutenant-colonel Commandant John Moor. Doctor Stephen Fester will please to consider him self as Surgeon, & Doctor Galen Otis as Surgeon's Mate, to Colo. Lamont's detached Regiment. Doctor John Hubbard will please to consider himself as Surgeon, & the Surgeon's Mate of Colo. Lithgow's Regiment, as Surgeon's Mate to Colo. Moor's detached Regiment.

The patriotic spirit which has generally pervaded the Militia of this Division, in furnishing their quota of the Detachment called for by Government, & particularly the spirit & laudable ambition of Capt. Shaw's Company of Artillery, merits the applause of their fellow Citizens, at the same time that it affords a pleasing presage to