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Sir
 
Sir
  
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     song time last February I received a letter H from the governor of Virginia covering a H dispatch from the secretary, of war H requesting his excellency 2 illegible the public H store at illegible under his protection H and to make what arrangements he H should think best for there illegible effectual H preservation and security inconforme TH to this request I received orders from the governor age illegible illegible a guard over the Arsenal to commit H of illegible man with a promise that the soldiers H should receive their pay monthly, this order
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     Some time last February I received a letter
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I have lon since obeyed but I have not yet received
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from the Governor of Virginia covering a
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any past of their pay. The men have become
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dispatch from the Secretary of War
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clamorous on account of it and it has been
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requesting his Excellency to take the Publick
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with difficulty that I have to tell them to
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Store at [illegible] under his protection
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and to make what arrangements he
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should think best for their [illegible] effectual
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preservation and security in conformity
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to this request I received orders from the Governor
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to establish a guard over the Arsenal to consist
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of Twelve men with a promise that the Soldiers
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should receive their pay monthly, this order
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I have long since obeyed but I have not yet received
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any part of their pay. The men have become
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clamorous on account of it and It has been
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with difficulty that I have to kept them to
 
their duty-- In addition to the above
 
their duty-- In addition to the above
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_ add that from apprehensions onto
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I would add that from apprehensions ente=
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ctained of an Insurrection of the Negros
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rtained of an Insurrection of the Negros
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last Fall prisons to the establishment
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last Fall previous to the establishment
 
of the Guard alluded to, I thought it my duty
 
of the Guard alluded to, I thought it my duty
 
to call out a party of the Militia to guard
 
to call out a party of the Militia to guard
 
this
 
this