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(No. 12) 

    War Office July 17th. 1790.

Circular 

    To the Lieutenants of the counties of

Washington in Pennsylvania; and Harrison--Randolph --Ohio--Menongahalia--Kenhawa--in Virginia-- and Mason.-- Bourbon.-- Woodford.--Madison.-- Lincoln.--Mercer.--Nelson.--and Jefferson in Kentucky. ----&c. post.--and duplicates sent by Leiute- nant Ernest. 14th September. 1790. 

    Sir.
    I had the honor on the 13th of April

last to address you on the subject of the incursions of small parties of indians on the western frontier. In that letter I authorized you, in the name of the President of the United States, in certain cases of imminent danger, to call out, for the protection of the county, certain species of patroled, denominated scouts, at the expence of the United States.-- 

    Sir

[in left margin, 1/4 page turned, with brace around paragraph] This paragraph prefaced the letter to the Lieutenants in Pennsylvania & Virginia.