. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. ton and Allegheny were in a state of practical in-surrection. The proclamation closed with a warn-ing to all insurgents to return to their homes. Both upon August 23 and September 1, 1794,Governor Richard Howell promulgated generalorders directing Major-General Elias Dayton to or-ganize the New Jersey militia and hold it in readi-ness for instant marching, consisting of one briga-dier-general, fifteen hundred non-commissionedofficers and privates of infantry, and a due pro-portion of commissioned officers. Two companiesof
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. ton and Allegheny were in a state of practical in-surrection. The proclamation closed with a warn-ing to all insurgents to return to their homes. Both upon August 23 and September 1, 1794,Governor Richard Howell promulgated generalorders directing Major-General Elias Dayton to or-ganize the New Jersey militia and hold it in readi-ness for instant marching, consisting of one briga-dier-general, fifteen hundred non-commissionedofficers and privates of infantry, and a due pro-portion of commissioned officers. Two companiesof artillery were ordered to move with the detach-ment. A portion of the troops were first sent to NewBrunswick, the general rendezvous being at Tren-ton. The cavalry was mustered into the serviceof the United States at Trenton upon September14th, and upon the 17th was ordered to move intoPennsylvania. Upon September 20th the artillerymuster occurred, and thence until the end of themonth the infantry was mustered. The troops ofNew Jersey having crossed the Delaware, the. i HtisiDKNT Washingtons li^j ly Uiin in Federal Hall, New York.) 438 NEW JERSEY AS A COL
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