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Circular
 
Circular
 
     To the Liertenants of the ocunties of
 
     To the Liertenants of the ocunties of
Washington in Pennsylvania; and Harrison--Randolp
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Washington in Pennsylvania; and Harrison--Randolph
--Ohio
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--Ohio--Menongahalia--Kenhawa--in Virginia--
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and Mason.-- Bourbon Woodford Madison
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Lincoln Mercer Nelson and Jefferson in
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Kentucky. ----&c. post.--and duplicates ssent by Leiute-
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nant Ernest. 14th September. 1790.
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    Sir.
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    I had the honor on the 13th of April
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last to address yuo on thhe subjectof the incursions of
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small parties of indians on the wesstern frontier.
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In that letter I authorized you, in the name of the
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President of the UNited States, in certain cases of
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imminent danger, to call out, for the protection of the
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county, certain species of patroled, denominated
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scouts, at the expence of the United States.--
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    Sir