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Address to the Governour

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Saturday, June 3, 15 Geo˙ III, 1775.

Resolved, That an Address be presented to his Excellency the Governour, requesting that his Lordship will be pleased to communicate to this House the best information he has had respecting the number of the Militia lately drawn out into actual service in defence of this Colony, by his Excellency' s command, and the probable expense attending the same; and that his Lordship will inform this House what Militia his Excellency has ordered on duty since the conclusion of the late Indian expedition, and for what purposes.

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to his Excellency by Mr˙ Mercer and Mr˙ Thomas Walker.

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Title: Address to the Governour, requesting him to communicate to the House the number of Militia lately drawn out into actual service in defence of the Colony, and what Militia has been ordered out since the late Indian Expedition, and for what purposes
Creator: Virginia, House of Burgesses
Editor: Virginia, House of Burgesses
Resource Type: text
Genre/Form: documents (object genre)
Date Created: 1775-06-03
Recipient: Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Presentation Location: Williamsburgh, Virginia, North America
Before Whom: Dunmore, John, Governour of Virginia
Subject: Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government
Military action: militias and irregular forces
Social reality: Indian-white relations
Document ID: S4-V2-P01-sp38-D0006
Series: S4
Volume: S4-V2
Part: S4-V2-P01
Sub-Part: S4-V2-P01-sp38
Usage Conditions: This work is in the Public Domain, and as such is not subject to copyright restrictions. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute it in whole or in part without permission.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - Public Domain

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