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Sir | Sir | ||
| − | + | In consideration of the present ex- | |
| + | pressed situation of the county of [blank] | ||
| + | the President of the United States, hereby autho- | ||
| + | rizes you to embody; at the expense of the United | ||
| + | States, as many of the militia by volunteering | ||
| + | engagements; or otherwise, according to law, | ||
| + | as in your judgement, the defensive protection | ||
| + | of the said county may require. | ||
| + | He is persuaded that from a regard | ||
| + | to proper economy; and your own character, | ||
| + | you will not call out an unnecessary num- | ||
| + | ber of men. | ||
| + | The Rangers to be called into ser- | ||
| + | vice in pursuance of this authority are to be | ||
| + | upon the same establishment of pay and | ||
| + | rations as the troops of the United States, | ||
| + | agreeably to the schedule herein enclosed. | ||
| + | The county lieutenants are to | ||
| + | make an arrangement for supplying the | ||
| + | said rangers with rations provided each | ||
| + | ration | ||