On the recordMay 30, 1790
I therefore nominate M, de Poiery to be a captain by brevet.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI therefore nominate M, de Poiery to be a captain by brevet.
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I must not conceal from you my earnest wish that the choice had fallen upon a man less declined in years and better qualified to encounter the usual vicissitudes of war.
Satisfied, therefore, that you have sincerely wished and endeavored to avert war, and exhausted to the last drop the cup of reconciliation, we can with pure hearts appeal to Heaven for the justice of our cause.
It is generally agreed that some cavalry, either militia or regular, will be necessary.