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Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Capt. Wm. Stevenison's militia company mustered on Saturday last, with nearly one third volunteering for the New Orleans expedition. Veterans from 1776 at the muster subscribed nearly $100 as bounty for the volunteers, hoping the example spreads statewide.
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The superannuated sons of '76, (a number of whom had met at the muster ground) subscribed to near the amount of 100 dollars, as a bounty to those brave men who volunteered in their country's cause. It is to be hoped that the like example will pervade the state generally.—Ye tyrants tremble, & aristocrats be dumb---the voice of Justice is the voice of God.
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Saturday Last
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near one third of the company turned out as volunteers; subscribed near the amount of 100 dollars as bounty
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Capt. Wm. Stevenison's company of militia met for mustering, with near one third volunteering for the proposed expedition to New-Orleans. The superannuated sons of '76 present at the muster ground subscribed nearly 100 dollars as bounty to the volunteers, with hope that the example will spread generally through the state.