Act for Raising and Adding Another Regiment to the Military
Document 1790Full title: An Act for raising and adding another Regiment to the military after establishment of the United States and for making farther provisions for the protection of the frontiers. Official Congressional involvement in the protection of the frontiers of Virginia and Kentucky. Adds a regiment to the United States army, establishes the enlistment bounty as $6. The increase in troops will be paid for by an increase on the duties on distilled spirits.
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Congress of the United States.
At the Third Session,
Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the Sixth of December, One thousand Seven hundred and ninety —
An Act for raising and adding another Regiment to the Military Establishment of the United States, and for making further provision for the Protection of the Frontiers —
Be it enacted by the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that there shall be raised an additional Regiment of Infantry, which, exclusive of the commissioned Officers, shall consist of nine hundred and twelve non commissioned Officers, Privates, and musicians —
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Description
Full title: An Act for raising and adding another Regiment to the military after establishment of the United States and for making farther provisions for the protection of the frontiers. Official Congressional involvement in the protection of the frontiers of Virginia and Kentucky. Adds a regiment to the United States army, establishes the enlistment bounty as $6. The increase in troops will be paid for by an increase on the duties on distilled spirits.
Date
12/06/1790
Author
Document number
1790120690101
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3
Notable persons
Congress
regiments
Senate
House of Representatives
infantry
commissioned officers
non-commissioned officers
privates
musicians
President of the United States
Major General
Brigadier General
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Aid de Camp
Brigade Major
subalterns
militia
cavalry
surgeon's mates
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
Speaker of the House
John Adams
Vice President
George Washington
Department of State
Thomas Jefferson
Notable locations
Congress
Philadelphia
frontier
Notable items
act of Congress
military establishment
pay
allowances
rules and regulations
term
bounty
appoint
forage
subsistence
rations
contract price
horses
arms
provisions
levies
rules and articles of war
wounds
disability
clothing
deduction
recruit
expenses
militia horse
military posts
duties
distilled spirits
imported spirits
loan
per centum per annum


