Recruiting Instructions for a Regiment of Levies.

Item

Type

Document, type undetermined

Title

Recruiting Instructions for a Regiment of Levies.

Description

Document, recruiting instructions given to the Commanding Officer of the Regiment of Levies; discusses protection of the frontiers; discusses troops and recruiting.

short description

Doc, Regiment of Levies.

year created

1791

in image

author note

Unknown

notable location

United States

notable item/thing

articles of war
administration of justice
rations will be issued only at the places for the rendezvous of each battalion or company
they will be clothed and as soon as one company shall be assembled
voluntary enlistments
recruits
subalterns will be commissioned in the same condition
discharged according to your ranks
time you have been in actual service
military services
explicitly informed that your appointment will be confirmed
receive a commission accordingly
protection of the frontier
regiment of levies raised in pursuance of the authority vested in the President of the United States
act for raising and adding another Regiment to the militia

document number

1791999990102

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) AKF12 (3 pages) Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] R: 29, P: 177

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