The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God, Free and Independent.
To James Jones Gent. Greeting
We reposing especial Trust and Confidence, as well in your Patriotism, Conduct and Loyalty, as in your Valour and readings to do us good and faithful Service. Have appointed and constituted, and by these Presents Do Appoint and Constitute you the Said James Jones Ensign of Captain James Dennisons Company of militia for the County of Albany in the Regiment where of Killian Van Rensselaer Esquire is Colonel You are therefore, to take the said Company into your charge and care as Ensign thereof and duly to exercise the Officers and Soldiers of that Company in Arms, who are hereby commanded to obey you as their Ensign and you are also to Observe and follow such Orders and Directions, as you shall from time to time receive from our General and Commander in chief of their Militia of our said State, of any other your Superior Officer, According to the Rules and dicipline of War in pursuance of the Trust reposed in you; and forsodoing this shall be Your Commission. for and during our good pleasure to be Signified by our Council of appointment. In Testimony whereof, we have caused our Seal for Military Commissions to be hereunto Affisced. Witness our Trusty and well beloved George [Eleiston] Esquire our Governor of our State of New-York, General and Commander in Chief of all the Militia, and Admiral of the Navy of the same, by and with the Advice and Consent of our said Council of Appointment, at Poughkeepsie the First day of April in the Second year of our Independence, and in the year of our Lord one Thousand and Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight.
Passed the Secretarys Office. July 2nd 1778
By His Excellency's Command. Geo. Clinton
Abrm B. Bancker D4 Secretary
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