The Horse Guards have given me the privilege of nominating a gentleman to the vacant Ensigncy, and I have had great pleasure in nominating your father's son.
"With Moore At Corunna"
G. A. Henty
While my friends were deliberating, I took the liberty of deciding; I enlisted, in a fit of loyal valour, in a marching regiment; my friends made the best of a bad job, and bought me an Ensigncy.
"Pelham, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton Last Updated: March 16, 2009
As a mere lad he used his influence to procure for him an Ensigncy in a Virginia regiment, and an appointment on Lafayette's staff.
"The True George Washington [10th Ed.]"
Paul Leicester Ford