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shown a spirit and bravery, which will ever do honor to 

 them, and will ever be gratefully remembered by me." 



GEORGE WASHINGTON. 



Head Quarters, 

 Morris-Town, January 23rf, 1777. 



Several members of the Fishing Company, following 

 the good example of their esteemed Governor, became 

 members of the troop, and faithfully served their country 

 under his command, of these were, 



William Hall, Second Serjeant. 

 Samuel Howell, Jr. — First Corporal, and 

 John Donnaldson. 

 Levi HoUingsworth. 

 Thomas Peters. — Privates. 



In tlie summer of 1780, the troop thirty-eight in num- 

 ber again took the field, in consequence of movements of 

 the enemy in Jersey. On their arrival at Trenton, they 

 reported to the Commander in Chief, and awaited further 

 orders to march, but events rendering it unneccessary to 

 proceed onward, his Excellency General Washington in 

 recalling them home, thus addresses them from Head 

 Quarters. 



"The spirit and alertness which the Philadelphia Light 

 Horse have discovered on this occasion, is such as to de- 



