▁of ▁it , ▁if ▁Ang us ▁Mc Donald ▁ref uses ▁that ▁offer . ▁This ▁appointment ▁must , ▁I ▁should ▁think , ▁be ▁more ▁agree able ▁to ▁Thor nt on , ▁than ▁to ▁be ▁thrown ▁into ▁an ▁Eastern ▁Regiment , ▁provided ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁raised , ▁of ▁which ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁prospect , ▁as ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁have ▁added ▁a ▁large ▁additional ▁B ount y ▁to ▁that ▁allowed ▁by ▁Congress , ▁which ▁puts ▁a ▁total ▁stop , ▁Hen ly ▁writes ▁me , ▁to ▁his ▁in list ing ▁a ▁Man . ▁Thor nt on ▁is ▁author ised ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁rec ruit ing ▁of ▁Th rust on ' s ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁will , ▁I ▁hope , ▁ex ert ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁ut most , ▁in ▁getting ▁it ▁completed , ▁especially ▁as ▁Th rust on ' s ▁w ound ▁will ▁render ▁it ▁impossible ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁come , ▁and ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁Lie utt . ▁Colonel cy ▁much ▁doubt ed ▁here . ▁ ▁Service ▁record ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁History . Ar my . mil : ▁Add itional ▁Reg iments ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁Category : V ir gin ia ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁dis est