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Whereas it hath become necessary for the better defense
of this Country to augment the ninth Regiment of Regular
Forces so as to make the same equal to the other Regiments
Be it therefore ordained by the Delegates and Representatives
of the several Counties and Corporations of Virginia now
assembled in General Convention and it is hereby ordained
by the Authority of the same That the ninth Regiment of
Regular Forces raised for the Defence and Protection of this
country and stationed in the Counties of Northampton
and Accomack by augmented by the Addition of two
hundred and four men to be divided into three companies
of sixty eight each rank and file under the command of
one Captain two Lieutenants one Ensign and four Sergeants
and each Company to be allowed a Drummer and Fifer
and be it for the ordained That the Captain and [?Subaltern]
Officers of one of the said Companies shall be appointed
by the Committee for the said County of Northampton and
the Captains and subaltern Officers to the other two
companies by the Committee of the said County of
Accomack which officers and men so to be appointed and
raised shall be considered as part of teh said ninth
Regiment and receive the same Bounty Pay and allowance and
be subject to the same regulations and authority as the
other part of the said Regiment.
25. And whereas there is too much reason so
apprehend the Enemies of America are endeavoring to
kindle an Indian War on our Frontiers which ought
timely to be provided against Be it therefore farther
29. Ordained by the authority aforesaid That two hundred
and fifty men be immediately raised and imbodied under
proper officers as an additional Defence of the Frontiers of
32 this Colony in teh following manner, That is to say, one
company consisting of one hundred men in the County of
Fincastle under the command of a Captain three Lieutenants
and one Ensign all of whom shall be chosen by the