General Washington to the President of Congress Heights of Harlem, September 25, 1776 "The thirteen Militia regiments from Connecticut being reduced to a little more than seven hundred men rank and file fit for duty, I have thought proper to discharge the whole, to save the States the immense charge that would arise for officers' pay. There are, too, many Militia that have just come in, and on their way from that State, none of which are provided with a tent or single camp utensil. This distresses me beyond measure." American Archives 5, Vol. 2, column 494