From the correspondence over the matter, it appears that Campbell’s titles of major (which he had received in 1773) and lieutenant-colonel (1777) were courtesies only since his position was a civil one. ###>L’examen de la correspondance révèle que les titres de major et de lieutenant-colonel, donnés à Campbell respectivement en 1773et1777, étaient de pure courtoisie, puisque son poste était civil et non militaire.