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ration shall not exceed the amount of eight | ration shall not exceed the amount of eight | ||
cents. | cents. | ||
| − | The county lieutenants are | + | The county lieutenants are also [poss cut off word to] |
| − | direct the said | + | direct the said rangers to be mustered |
upon entering and leaving the service, and | upon entering and leaving the service, and | ||
| − | the officers commanding | + | the officers commanding the said rangers are |
| − | to make | + | to make oath to the truth of their muster roll |
| − | That | + | That muster rolls, and abstracts |
| − | for the pay and rations of the said | + | for the pay and rations of the said rangers |
are to be made out and certified by the | are to be made out and certified by the | ||
| − | + | county lieutenants-- who are to transmit | |
| − | the same to the | + | the same to the War Office, for examination |
| − | and payments and also their powers of | + | and payments and also their powers of attor- |
| − | to receive the money. | + | ney to receive the money. |
| − | You will keep | + | You will keep the said ranger |
| − | in | + | in constant activity in such directions, as |
| − | may best serve to secure the inhabitants, | + | may best serve to secure the inhabitants, an[d] |
| − | to give | + | to give information of the approach of the |
| − | + | indians. | |
| − | You will report to me and the | + | You will report to me and the com- |
| − | general of the troops, in writing, the | + | manding general of the troops, in writing, the |
number you may have called out by virtue | number you may have called out by virtue | ||
of this authority, and arrangements you have | of this authority, and arrangements you have | ||
made | made | ||