Orders for Calling Up Scouts

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Orders for Calling Up Scouts

Description

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

year created

1790

month created

04

day created

13

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

note

Possibly missing pages.

notable person/group

David Shepard
Henry Knox
President of the United States
Governor of the Western Territory
scouts
county lieutenants
Colonel Duval
Brigadier General Harmar

notable location

War Office
Western Territory
Ohio River
Harrison County
Randolph County
Ohio County
Monongahala County
Kenhawa County
Virginia

notable item/thing

protection
empower
pay
expense
return
Virginia currency
ration

notable idea/issue

pay
subsistence

document number

1790041300701

page start

1

transcription

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

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) EDB18 (4 pages) Collection: George R. Clark Papers V: 52-55
[view document] (0 pages) NAC 09 (0 pages) Collection: Draper MSS-David Shepherd Papers (SS) 2 SS 163-164,165,166

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Office [n/a]
Recipient David Shepard [unknown] [n/a]