And to the end that there may be some person
of prudence & Judgment, near the spot and at
hand to direct the Operations of the said Com-
panies, so as to make them of most use to the
Country; I have by my Commission of this date
appointed You to the Command of the said Two
Companies, and desire you will give all the en-
couragement in your power, to the speedy rais-
ing of them ; & when raised, that you will station
them in such places, and in such numbers, and
direct such services to be performed, as shall ap-
pear to you to be most for the general Benefit of
the Inhabitants, without favor or partiality to
any. — Your pay during the force of the Com-
mission aforesaid will be 20 s. a day. — It is my
particular intention, if a sufficient number of
men can be raised, that they be immediately em-
ployed to cover and protect, during the harvest
such of the Inhabitants as by treacherous situ-
ation, are most exposed to the Incursions of the
Enemy, but not kept in Garrison.
And if any of the people shall be so unreason-
able, as to demand a Bounty, for inlisting, you
are to let them know, that the Government has
done, and is doing all in its power at present for
their assistance; and if they are not satisfied
with being paid, to secure their own properties
without the addition of a Bounty, they must take
the consequence, and can have nobody to blame
but themselves, in case any misfortune befall
them.
Money to enable the Officers to advance each
Man fifteen shillings, to be hereafter deduced
80
from their pay, together with everything neces-
sary for the Equipment of the Soldiers, will be
sent up forthwith to your Care, which you are to
deliver to the several Captains, who are to be ac-
countable to you for the distribution of them
among the Men that shall be raised.
I likewise send you herewith recruiting In-
structions, a Copy of which certified by yourself,
you will give to each of the Officers, whom you
shall appoint to recruit for this Service. —
I have appointed Mr. Asher Clayton to be one
of your Captains by whom I sent you £70.10 to
be applied as Advance Money, and have also sent
you Blank Commission for all the Other Officers
of the Two Companies which You are to fill up
with the names of such as You should judge
worthy and most capable of advancing the Serv-
ice. And you will date the Commissions regu-
larly day after day to prevent disputes among
the Officers about — Bank — .
With respect to the victualling of the Men
until some method can be established for the cer-
tain supplying them. You are to acquaint the
several Officers that they will be allowed one
shilling per day for each Man in lieu thereof,
from the time of their enlistment, till they shall
be regularly served with provisions.
As the Western Frontier is at present in the
greatest danger of being attacked by the Enemy,
I have thought it advisable to station four hun-
dred Men to be raised on the West side of Sus-
quehanna for protecting of the Counties of Cum-
berland and York. And to each of the Counties
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of Lancaster, Berks, and Northampton I have
appointed one hundred Men to be reinforced
from the others as occasion may from time to
time require.
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And to the end that there may be some person of prudence & Judgment, near the spot and at hand to direct the Operations of the said Companies, so as to make them of most use to the Country; I have by my Commission of this date appointed You to the Command of the said Two Companies, and desire you will give all the encouragement in your power, to the speedy raising of them ; & when raised, that you will station them in such places, and in such numbers, and direct such services to be performed, as shall appear to you to be most for the general Benefit of the Inhabitants, without favor or partiality to any. — Your pay during the force of the Commission aforesaid will be 20 s. a day. — It is my particular intention, if a sufficient number of men can be raised, that they be immediately employed to cover and protect, during the harvest such of the Inhabitants as by treacherous situation, are most exposed to the Incursions of the Enemy, but not kept in Garrison.
And if any of the people shall be so unreasonable, as to demand a Bounty, for inlisting, you are to let them know, that the Government has done, and is doing all in its power at present for their assistance; and if they are not satisfied with being paid, to secure their own properties without the addition of a Bounty, they must take the consequence, and can have nobody to blame but themselves, in case any misfortune befall them.
Money to enable the Officers to advance each Man fifteen shillings, to be hereafter deduced
from their pay, together with everything necessary for the Equipment of the Soldiers, will be sent up forthwith to your Care, which you are to deliver to the several Captains, who are to be accountable to you for the distribution of them among the Men that shall be raised.
I likewise send you herewith recruiting Instructions, a Copy of which certified by yourself, you will give to each of the Officers, whom you shall appoint to recruit for this Service. —
I have appointed Mr. Asher Clayton to be one of your Captains by whom I sent you £70.10 to be applied as Advance Money, and have also sent you Blank Commission for all the Other Officers of the Two Companies which You are to fill up with the names of such as You should judge worthy and most capable of advancing the Service. And you will date the Commissions regularly day after day to prevent disputes among the Officers about Rank.
With respect to the victualling of the Men until some method can be established for the certain supplying them. You are to acquaint the several Officers that they will be allowed one shilling per day for each Man in lieu thereof, from the time of their enlistment, till they shall be regularly served with provisions.
As the Western Frontier is at present in the greatest danger of being attacked by the Enemy, I have thought it advisable to station four hundred Men to be raised on the West side of Susquehanna for protecting of the Counties of Cumberland and York. And to each of the Counties
of Lancaster, Berks, and Northampton I have appointed one hundred Men to be reinforced from the others as occasion may from time to time require.