Knox proposes ideas for legislation regarding medical support to the troops
Document 1790Document, Act relative to troops.
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c. 29th March 1790.
An addition to an Act relative to the Troops.
§ And be it further enacted, That whenever the said troops shall be formed into separate detachments [undecipherable: into?] a [undecipherable: number?] [undecipherable] the Surgeons, and the Surgeons mates, before mentioned [shall] be deemed inadequate to the charge of the sick of the said separate detachments, the President of the US Shall be and he hereby is empowered to appoint so many assistant Surgeons mates, and for such periods as [he] shall judge the service may require.
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Document, Act relative to troops.
Date
03/29/1790
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1790032990001
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Document is written in the hand of Knox
Notable persons
Henry Knox
secretary at war
surgeons
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and be it further enacted
whenever the said troops shall be formed into disparate detachments in such a manner as that the surgeons and the surgeon's mates shall be deemed
President
empowered to appoint so many assistant surgeon's mates and for such periods as he shall judge the service may require