Two Battalions of Levies from Maryland & Virginia
Document 1791Knox provides detailed instructions for raising two battalions of levies from Maryland and Virginia.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Knox provides detailed instructions for raising two battalions of levies from Maryland and Virginia.
Date
04/05/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791040500000
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
Colonel Henry Lee
the President [Washington]
Colonel Josias Carvell Hall
Governor of Maryland [John Eager Howard]
Colonel Rawlings
Joseph Howell, the Paymaster
lieutenant colonel-commandant
surgeon
Mr. Duer
sufficient number of recruits
non-commissioned and privates
Notable locations
War Department
States of Virginia and Maryland
Baltimore
Frederickstown
Hagerstown
Winchester
the Ohio
Redstone
Fort Pitt
Notable items
public service
raising of two battalions of levies
appointment of the officers
rations and supplies
intermixture of companies
deficiency of levies
draught [draft] of the militia
arms, ammunition, and accoutrements
pay, rations, and forage
copies of Baron Steuben's instructions
Articles of War
recruiting instructions
blank bonds
recruiting money