Mustering of Two Scouts in Clark County
Document 1794This is documentation from Governor Shelby of Kentucky to the Secretary of War regarding the mustering of two scouts in Clark County under the command of Lieutenant John McIntire. Included is the muster roll certified by a Justice of the Peace.
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I hereby Certify that the within has been [undecipherable]
called into Service at the Instance of the United States
by [undecipherable] drawn at the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
by Drawn under the Authority which I rec[eive]d —
[undecipherable] from the [Gov?] [undecipherable] at War of the 16th of [May?]
last, that I have [undecipherable] Lieut for McIntire
then commanding a detachment of Militia Guards
at the Iron works, to muster and inspect them
agreeable to the instructions Recd from the Sec
at War upon that Subject —
Given under my hand December
8th 1794
Isaac Shelby
[endorsement: received the 31 [undecipherable] 1794 October 1794 [undecipherable] carrying by]
[label: This record has been filed with rolls of [undecipherable] Militia (1790–1794) [undecipherable] Bounty]
[stamp: A. G. OFFICE, NOV 10 1915, WAR DEPT., CARDED, Returned to Files]
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[Muster roll header, written at angle:] Militia of the detachment under command of [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] from the 21st of [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] agreeably to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
| Names | Age | When began | Time of service | Rate of pay | N Rations | [Description] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron May | 23 | Aug [undecipherable] | 21 | 23 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| William [Mills?] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 21 | 23 | 5 5 | 23 | [undecipherable] | C 2 |
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8 day [of December?] 1794 — [signed] [undecipherable]
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Type
Document Signed
Description
This is documentation from Governor Shelby of Kentucky to the Secretary of War regarding the mustering of two scouts in Clark County under the command of Lieutenant John McIntire. Included is the muster roll certified by a Justice of the Peace.
Date
05/16/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Clark County
Document number
1794051640010
Notable persons
Isaac Shelby
Secretary at War
two scouts
Lieut. John McIntire
detachment of Militia Guards at the Iron Works
Andrew Wolf
William Wells
Justice of Peace
Bennet Pemberton
William Ludd
Notable locations
Clark County
Kentucky
Notable items
service
caprice of the United States
authority which I received from the Honorable Secretary at War
instructions recvd from the Secy. at War
Muster Roll of the Scouts employed in Clark County
orders of his excy. Governor Shelby of Kentucky
expense of the United States
time of service
rate of pay
No. rations
price of rations
commencement and termination of their service
oath

