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� 8. Division Militia Division Orders^ June 6, 1794.

   The late Orders for electing a Brigadier General to the Brigade of the 8. Division,

having from various causes failed ["in the object for which they were issued" has been crossed out] of a [illegible]. Major General Lithgew[?] is pleased to order the Field Officers of the Brigade of the Division ["aforesaid" crossed out] to assemble at the Dwelling House of Orehart[?] Cook Esq.in the cove at New castle on Tuesday the twenty-sixth day of August next, at two of the clock in the afternoon, then and there to elect a Brigadier General to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Blgn. Dearborn, [illegible] command of the 2. Brigade of the 8. Division aforesaid. The senior Officers present will preside at the election and make report to the Major General, as soon as may be thereafter. -- The Commanding Officers of the Regiments will be answerable that this order is regularly & reasonably communicated to each of the other Field Officers of the Regiments they respectively command

   As the time appointed by the present militia Law for examination of arms, as in companies,

had elapsed before the Blank muster Rolls for the 1. Brigade arrived, the MGeneral Directs that each of the Companies in the 1. Brigade of the Division be called together on Tuesday the 26. day of August next in order to make the examination of arms & perfect the Muster Rolls conformable to the Blanks furnished herewith as ["is directed" is crossed out] by the Militia Law aforesaid is directed to be done on the first Tuesday of May ["annually" is crossed out]. And the Commanding Officers of Regiments and Companies will see this order carried into punctual execution.

   During the present state of the Division, the Major General directs that all returns

of Regiments in the Brigade be made directly to the Deputy Adjutant General, who will under present circumstances receive them without being digested into a Brigade Return. And [here a caret has been placed and a sentence has been inserted between two lines and is illegible. What follows is the original sentence without the insertion] that the annual Return required by law is collected, made out & sent in without delay

       H. Sewall D.A. Genl. 8: Division

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-�Division Orders.  8. Division Militia June 6, 1794.
+�               8. Division Militia
-The late orders for electing a Brigadier General to the 1. Brigade of the 8. Division, having, from various causes, failed of effect [lined out: in the object for which they were issued], Major General Lithgow is pleased to order the Field Officeers of the 1. Brigade of the said Division [lined out: aforesaid], to assemble at the dwellinghouse of Orchard Cook Esq. Innholdeer in New-castle, on Tuesday the twenty-sixth day of August next, at two of the clock in the afternoon, then and there to elect a Brigadier General to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of B. Gen. Dearborn, in the [lined out; on the] command of the 1. Brigade of the 8. Division aforesaid.  The Senior Officer preesent will preside at the election, and make report to the Major General, as soon as may be thereafter.--The Commanding Officers of Regiments will be answerable that this order is regularly + seasonably communicated to each of the other Field Officers of the Regiments they respectively command.
+Division Orders^ June 6, 1794.
-As the time appointed by the present militia Law for examination of arms, [?] in companies, had elapsed before the Blank muster Rolls for the 1. Brigade arrived, the M. General directs that each of [unreadable lined out] the Companies in the 1. Brigade of the Division be called together on Tuesday the 20. day of August next, in order to make the examination of arms + perfect the Muster Rolls conformable to the Blanks furnished herewith, [lined out: is directed] by the Militia Law aforesaid is directed to be done on the first Tuesday of May, [lined out: annually].  And the Commanding Officers of Regiments and Companies will see this order carried into punctual execution.
-During the present state of the Division, the Major General directs that all returns of Regiments in the 1. Brigade be made directly to the Deputy Adjutant General, who will, under present circumstances, receive them without being digested into a Brigade Return.
+    The late Orders for electing a Brigadier General to the Brigade of the 8. Division,
-And he calls upon the Commanding Officers of Regiments to see [lined out: make out (illegible)] that the Annual Return required by law, [lined out: (illegible)] is collected, made out + sent in, without delay.
+having from various causes failed ["in the object for which they were issued" has been crossed out] of a [illegible].
-[signature] H. Sewall D. A. Genl. 8: Division
+Major
+General Lithgew[?] is pleased to order the Field Officers of the Brigade of the Division
+["aforesaid" crossed out] to assemble at the Dwelling House of Orehart[?] Cook Esq.in the cove at New
+castle on Tuesday the twenty-sixth day of August next, at two of the clock in the afternoon,
+then and there to elect a Brigadier General to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
+of Blgn. Dearborn, [illegible] command of the 2. Brigade of the 8. Division aforesaid. The senior
+Officers present will preside at the election and make report to the Major General, as soon
+as may be thereafter. --  The Commanding Officers of the Regiments will be answerable
+that this order is regularly & reasonably communicated to each of the other Field Officers
+of the Regiments they respectively command
+    As the time appointed by the present militia Law for examination of arms, as in companies,
+had elapsed before the Blank muster Rolls for the 1. Brigade arrived, the MGeneral Directs
+that each of the Companies in the 1. Brigade of the Division be called together on Tuesday the 26. day of August
+next in order to make the examination of arms & perfect the Muster Rolls conformable to
+the Blanks furnished herewith as ["is directed" is crossed out] by the Militia Law aforesaid is directed to be done on the
+first Tuesday of May ["annually" is crossed out]. And the Commanding Officers of Regiments and Companies
+will see this order carried into punctual execution.
+    During the present state of the Division, the Major General directs that all returns
+of Regiments in the Brigade be made directly to the Deputy Adjutant General, who will
+under present circumstances receive them without being digested into a Brigade Return.
+And [here a caret has been placed and a sentence has been inserted between two lines and is illegible. What follows is the original sentence without the insertion] that the annual Return required by law is collected, made
+out & sent in without delay
+        H. Sewall D.A. Genl. 8: Division
 Copy of this paragraph sent to Portland to be printed.