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General Orders Head Quarters Boston Feby 3 1793

The Commander in Chief having taken into consideration the application from Major General Lithgow of the Eighth Division relative to a more prefect Arrangement of the Second Brigade of that Division, and having had the advice of Council - He thereupon Orders that the two Companies in Machias, on in No 8 east of Machias, on in NO 1, 4 &5, one in No 2, 9, 10 & 12, one in No 22 west of Machias one in NO 4, one in No 5 & 12, and one in NO 6 & 13, having Nine Companies compose one Regiment - that the Regiment now commanded by Col. Parker be another Regiment, to be composed of Nine Companies as follows Vis, two in Penobscot, on in Bluehill, one in Ledgwick, one in Vinalhaven, two in Deer Isle, one in No 1 on Penobscot River, and one in NO 2 on Said River- that the Regiment now commanded by Col. Brewer be another Regiment, constituted as it now is in relation to its Companies - And that one other Regiment be formed as follows