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Directions for Artillerists from Fort Jay to New Town: Page #1

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New York March 10. 1799
Sir
     In compliance with the object of your letter
of the 15. instant, I have put in motion two comapnies
of Artillerists from Fort [illegible] C Henry and broens?
who are to embark at ten thismorning for A [rest illegible] and
to proveed from there as by way of Brunswick to New Town
in Bucks County. There (at Brunswick) Lt. Boots with
his party is instructed to join them. The two companies
as they march will march together seventy men, and
will go provided with all [illegible] except that the
nnumber of tents will be in complete I[illegible] had known
the wants of Lt. Bootes paty, they could not have been
supplied from this place--inclosed are the
directions to him. Tomorrow you will be ordered of
the exact number of men and tents.
     I trust you will excuse
the deviation from your order as bad calculation to fulfil
the object. The march from West Point would have
been attended with great difficulties and much delay.
Teh River mill speedily open and if necesssry, the
in intestate war then be brought from