He weighed the governorship against the captaincy for a minute, but the right triumphed and he handed down his coat.
"At Good Old Siwash"
George Fitch
As an offset, Willie Redmond had one company, and another was commanded by an ex-guardsman, who had been a chief personage in the Derry Volunteers, and brought so many of them with him that General Parsons gave him a captaincy straight off.
"John Redmond's Last Years"
Stephen Gwynn
As a manifestation of the high value placed upon the services of young Barney, the State of Pennsylvania presented him with a captaincy and placed him in command of the Hyder Ally of 16 guns with 110 men.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson