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�General Orders, Headquarters, Boston, June 6, 1794
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    General Orders, Headquarters, Boston, June 6, 1794
  
By the Act of Congress of the 9. May last, a detachment of 80,000 men including officers is directed to be made from the Militia of the United States, to be completely armed & equipped according to the law and held in readiness to march at a minutes warning; and the proportion to this state, of the said 80,000 men, as estimated in the said Act, being 11,885 men including officers: The Commander in chief therefore orders, that the detachment be made from the Militia of this Commonwealth accordingly, and that the same be completely armed and equipped according to law, and held in readiness to march at a minutes warning. The men will be immediately enrolled and returned for the detachment, but they will not be so separated from the standing Companies to which they belong, as to act as distinct corps (except to be mustered once by companies) until they are called into actual service.
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        By the Act of Congress of the 9. May last, a detachment  
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of 80,000 men including officers is directed to be made from  
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the Militia of the United States, to be completely armed &  
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equipped according to the law and held in readiness to march  
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at a minutes warning; and the proportion to this state, of  
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the said 80,000 men, as estimated in the said Act, being 11,885  
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men including officers: The Commander in chief therefore  
 +
orders, that the detachment be made from the Militia of  
 +
this Commonwealth accordingly, and that the same be com-
 +
pletely armed and equipped according to law, and held in  
 +
readiness to march at a minutes warning. The men will  
 +
be immediately enrolled and returned for the detachment,  
 +
but they will not be so separated from the standing Com-
 +
panies to which they belong, as to act as distinct corps (ex-
 +
cept to be mustered once by companies) until they are  
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called into actual service.

Revision as of 10:28, 13 March 2019

   General Orders, Headquarters, Boston, June 6, 1794
       By the Act of Congress of the 9. May last, a detachment 

of 80,000 men including officers is directed to be made from the Militia of the United States, to be completely armed & equipped according to the law and held in readiness to march at a minutes warning; and the proportion to this state, of the said 80,000 men, as estimated in the said Act, being 11,885 men including officers: The Commander in chief therefore orders, that the detachment be made from the Militia of this Commonwealth accordingly, and that the same be com- pletely armed and equipped according to law, and held in readiness to march at a minutes warning. The men will be immediately enrolled and returned for the detachment, but they will not be so separated from the standing Com- panies to which they belong, as to act as distinct corps (ex- cept to be mustered once by companies) until they are called into actual service.