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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Sir Richard Dutton to be told that the passing of the Militia Act for three months is contrary to his instructions. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 17. He refuses to go through the Island to view the Militia. Two large sheets. Endorsed. Read 21 April and 3 June … The repairs to the forts are still in hand. Our militia cannot be so complete as heretofore, owing to the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Sessions House, sent to the captains for an account of the militia, then selected Justices, drew up Commissions, and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… men required to be ready, and have endeavoured to put the militia into order, its arms being unsizable and bad. If the … in Connecticut, for choice of select men, for settling the militia, and for an additional duty of impost and excise, … at once to the vote. I intend soon to review the militia, and when I have settled the officers civil and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… for no particular orders from you. The enforcement of the Militia Act of Jamaica would be undoubtedly valuable. As to … or brought in. The whole question as well as that of the Militia Act is now under consideration of the Council and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… sailed on Wednesday the 1st of April, with eleven hundred militia from these Islands. The English regiment, exclusive … in fact no arms of any kind. I do what I can to make the militia serviceable in case of attack. I have ordered all the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… which we beg that His Majesty will supply to us. The militia is in great want of arms and ammunition, many of the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… of Pennsylvania and command of half of the Jersey militia read and referred to the Attorney General. Jacob … over the government of Pennsylvania and command half the militia of New Jersey, for his report. Draft. 1 p. [ Board of … sent down to the Representatives for making the mounted militia take their turn of duty at Albany on foot. Address of …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… public, that they might obey the royal commands as to the militia, but the President refused to hear it. I then went to … 14 March (of which copy is enclosed), gave orders to the militia at the Bank to seize some persons whom he pretended … I did not know before that he could pretend to command the militia or could order militia-officers to meddle in civil …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Endorsed. Recd. 8 Sept., 1693. 289. VII. State of the militia in New York Province. New York City. 8 companies of …