Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 In addition to an act relative to the troops
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04562 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 29 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.9 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Document reads in its entirety: "And be it further enacted. That whenever the said troops shall be formed into separate detachments in such a manner as that the surgeons, and the surgeons mates before mentioned shall be deemed inadequate to the charge of the sick of the said separate detachments, the President of the US shall be and be hereby is empowered to appoint so many assistant surgeons mates, and for such periods as he shall judge the service may require." Date and title from docket.
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