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SIR, | SIR, | ||
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| − | You are immediately to commence the | + | You are immediately to commence the |
recruiting service in the State of --New York-- The principal | recruiting service in the State of --New York-- The principal | ||
rendezvous will be at West Point-- | rendezvous will be at West Point-- | ||
[line crossed out] | [line crossed out] | ||
| − | Your recruits will be furnished by--the Contractor-- | + | Your recruits will be furnished by--the Contractor-- |
[long line] with rations, barracks, barrack utensils, | [long line] with rations, barracks, barrack utensils, | ||
| − | straw and fuel; and also with such necessary | + | straw and fuel; and also with such necessary medicinal assistance as they may |
require. | require. | ||
| − | The recruiting service is | + | The recruiting service is sometimes abused, both as it respects the individuals |
| − | recruited and the | + | recruited and the public at large, --that is, recruits are unwarily and unwor- |
thily entangled contrary to their intentions: Such men generally desert the | thily entangled contrary to their intentions: Such men generally desert the | ||
| − | service, at | + | service, at some critical moment, or serve grudgingly, and set bad examples to |
others; or, unsuitable persons are engaged, who are constitutionally defective | others; or, unsuitable persons are engaged, who are constitutionally defective | ||
| − | and unfit for the hardships incident to a | + | and unfit for the hardships incident to a military life. |