[263] Washington to John Augustine Washington, Sept. 22, 1776; ib., 429.
[264] Washington to Lund Washington, Sept. 30, 1776; Writings: Ford, iv, 457-59.
[265] Washington to John Augustine Washington, Feb. 24, 1777; ib., v, 252. The militia officers were elected "without respect either to service or experience." (Chastellux, 235.)
[266] Kapp, 115.
[267] The Crisis: Paine; Writings: Conway, i, 175.
[268] Marshall (1st ed.), iii, 66.
[269] The militia were worse than wasteful and unmanageable; they deserted by companies. (Hatch, 72-73.)
[270] Washington to Wharton, Oct. 17, 1777: Writings: Ford, vi, 118-19.
[271] Ib.
[272] Washington to John Augustine Washington, Oct. 18, 1777; ib., 126-29.