General orders, 1807 July 15.

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General orders, 1807 July 15.

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General orders issued by Adjutant General Solomon Van Rensselaer regarding the organization of companies of militia to be held in readiness for immediate action as per an act of Congress entitled "An Act Authorizing a Detachment from the Militia of the United States". The companies of militia were to be organized out of existing divisions of state militia. New York State had a quota of 100,000 men. This copy of the order was sent to Major General Stephen Van Rensselaer.

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American Periodical Series I

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