Autograph Letter Signed

Orders for Calling Up Scouts

Instructions for calling up scouts, their pay, and other particulars.

1790

04

13

War Office

Possibly missing pages.

David Shepard

Henry Knox

President of the United States

Governor of the Western Territory

scouts

county lieutenants

Colonel Duval

Brigadier General Harmar

War Office

Western Territory

Ohio River

Harrison County

Randolph County

Ohio County

Monongahala County

Kenhawa County

Virginia

protection

empower

pay

expense

return

Virginia currency

ration

pay

subsistence

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War office April 16th 1790
Sir
An application the President of the
United States on the 3d of last March directed [undecipherable]
authorised the Governor of the Western territory or in
my absence to the commanding other of the [undecipherable]
in certain cases to empower the Lieutnant of the
sentries [undecipherable] for the
protection of [undecipherable]
Scouts at the expence of the United States.
Colonel Duval, Lieutnant of Harrison county
was charged with these orders to the Governor
a Brigadier general Harmar and from the
provider interess he took in the affair [undecipherable]
doubt can remain but that he expected himself
to have it said orders carried in to full effect
But as it is possible that some delays
may have been [undecipherable] home and as the President of
the United States is exceedingly defiand that the
exposed counties may avail themselves of the
[undecipherable] intended in said orders he has directed
me to write to the Lieutnants of the counties
of Harrison, Randolph, Ohio, Monongahala,
and Kenhawa in Virginia and in case their
[undecipherable] organised the [undecipherable] of the said pro[undecipherable]
that they should be empowered for htat purpose
Therefore Sir I do in the name of
the President of the United States, hereby
authorise and empower you if in your judgement
the appearances of danger are such as
to require the measure to call forth the Scouts
herein mentioned and under the regulations
described
1st That the number of men to called
Scouts shall not exceed the number which usually
heretofor have been allowed by Virginia and
upon no [undecipherable] tp exceed the number of eight
men.
2d That the pay or expences of said
Scouts shall not exceed the pay and expence hereto
fore usually allowed by Virginia
3d That the said Scouts shall not be
continued in Service longer then the exigeree
shall require.
That when the said Service shall
be performed the following evidence will be
required
fourth - A return of the names ages
and residence of the said Scouts
Finaly - [undecipherable] of the pay of the
said Scouts Specifyingthe great days in which
they were so employed. The pay to be [undecipherable]
by the lowest price, in the respective counties
in which the service may be performed and
on this point [undecipherable] and the commanding officer
will be particularly accurate. I have been informed
that five Shillings Virginia [undecipherable]
for day has been given to each of the Scouts
If this high price has been given it must for
the [undecipherable] to be given on the part of the United
States
[line blackened out]
each ration being Stated at not higher rate
than six pence per ration
Fourthly_ [no more text following]


[Written in the margin:]
Secretary of war
Apr. 13. 1790
Scouts called into Service