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ration shall not exceed the amount of eight
 
ration shall not exceed the amount of eight
 
cents.
 
cents.
     The County lieutenant are so new direct the said Rangers to be illegible new upon entering and leaving the service, and new the officers commanding decid Rangers are new to make both to the truth of there illegible illegible new that Master roles, and abstracts new for the pay and rations of the said Rangers new are to be made out and certified by the new County lieutenants line who are to transmit new the same to the war office, for example examination new and payments and also their powers of attorney new to receive the money.
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     The county lieutenants are also [poss cut off word to]
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direct the said rangers to be mustered
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upon entering and leaving the service, and  
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the officers commanding the said rangers are
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to make oath to the truth of their muster roll
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    That muster rolls, and abstracts  
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for the pay and rations of the said rangers
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are to be made out and certified by the
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county lieutenants-- who are to transmit
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the same to the War Office, for examination
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and payments and also their powers of attor-
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ney to receive the money.
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    You will keep the said ranger
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in constant activity in such directions, as
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may best serve to secure the inhabitants, an[d]
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to give information of the approach of the
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indians.
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    You will report to me and the com-
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manding general of the troops, in writing, the
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number you may have called out by virtue
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of this authority, and arrangements you have
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made