doi:10.7916/gesm-py21[Document, 1779 March 13]Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829correspondencetextUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Jay, John, 1745-1829Suggestion that the corps and battalions of troops raised in the various states but not provisioned by any of the states should be assigned to the quotas of the several states. In order to ascertain to which state each man belongs, all officers and men should make a return immediately stating the state in which they were recruited.