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War department, 10th: March 1791. Sir

    In consideration of the present ex-

pressed situation of the County of blank the President of the United States, hereby authorizes 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 have 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 number of men.

    The Rangers to be called into service 

in pursuance of this Thor iti artuby up on the same establishment of pay and rations has the troops of United States, agreeably to the schedule herein enclosed. You the County lieutenant are to make an arrangement for supplying the said Rangers with rations provided each nation.