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ably do not exceed two hundred fighting men. | ably do not exceed two hundred fighting men. | ||
| − | The President of the United | + | The President of the United States upon |
| − | mature | + | mature consideration has therefore thought proper to |
give the governor of the western territory and command= | give the governor of the western territory and command= | ||
ing officer conditional orders to extirpate the said | ing officer conditional orders to extirpate the said | ||
| − | banditti provided the same could be | + | banditti provided the same could be effected, without |
| − | interfering with the | + | interfering with the general objects of peace with the |
| − | regular tribes lying | + | regular tribes lying upon the Wabash and its vicinity. |
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It is proposed that the expedition should | It is proposed that the expedition should | ||
| − | be performed | + | be performed under the immediate orders of general Har= |
| − | mar, with about one | + | mar, with about one hundred continental troops and |
| − | + | three hundred militia of the neighbouring counties of | |
| − | three | ||
Kentucky who should be engaged for thirty days from | Kentucky who should be engaged for thirty days from | ||
| − | the time of their arrival at the place of | + | the time of their arrival at the place of rendezvous-- |
| − | It is further proposed, | + | It is further proposed, that both the regular troops & |
| − | the militia should be mounted | + | the militia should be mounted on horseback, if the |
nature of the country should permit that mode of ope= | nature of the country should permit that mode of ope= | ||
ration. | ration. | ||
The | The | ||