Pay and Subsistence for Militia
Document 1791General (Federal) government can only promise pay and subsistence for militia called up to protect frontier counties.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
General (Federal) government can only promise pay and subsistence for militia called up to protect frontier counties.
Date
12/05/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1791120513001
Note
Cited in Knox to Lee, 12/24/1791.
Notable persons
Henry Lee
Henry Knox
militia
Governor Randolph
Governor Virginia
Secretary of War
militia
council chamber
President of United States
Notable locations
War Department
frontier
county
Virginia
Notable items
pay
subsistence
clothing
transportation
Militia Act 1792
defensive protection of frontier
law
transportation
bounties
compensation