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and unfit for the hardships incident to a military life.
 
and unfit for the hardships incident to a military life.
  
     Although I recruiting officer may require peculiar talents to obtain uncommon H success, yet it is in the power of every officer to conduct himself with H kandor, integrity and industry. H in order therefore to avoid the errors of this business, the following instructions H are to serve as the general rules and principles of your conduct: H first period the recruits are tibyan listed for 3 years, unless sooner discharged. Each second each recruit is to receive a bounty of $8; line but no part of H this song is to be advanced until the recruit shall have been fairly in listed and H sworn before a magistrate, according to the form here in prescribed, and then H only the said some is to be advanced in such proportions as the judgment of the
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     Although a recruiting officer may require peculiar talents to obtain uncommon
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success, yet it is in the power of every officer to conduct himself with
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candor, integrity and industry.
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    In order therefore to avoid the errors of this business, the following instruc-
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tions are to serve as the general rules and principles of your conduct:
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    1st. The recruits are to be inlisted for three years, unless sooner discharged.
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    2d. Each recruit is to receive a bounty of Eight Dollars;-- but no part of
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this sum is to be advanced until the recruit shall have been fairly inlisted and  
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sworn before a Magistrate, according to the form herein prescribed, and then
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only the said sum is to be advanced in such proportions as the judgment of the
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[Man]uscript Department
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[The] New-York Historical Society
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[illegible] 70 Central Park West
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FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY
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