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Resurrecting the First American West

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Letter from General Anthony Wayne to Isaac Shelby, 26 September 1793

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Head Quarters Hobsons Choice 26.^th^ Sept. 1793

Sir

By an act of Congress passed the 2^d^ of May 1792 it is inacted "That when the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation, or Indian Tribe it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth such number of the militia of the State or States most convenient to the place of danger or scene of action as he may Judge necessary to repel such invasions and to issue his orders for that purpose &, etc." which powers the President of the United States has vested in me.

And as your state is in immediate danger and would be yet more so should any disaster happen to the Legion_I have thought it most proper to call upon you as Commander in Chief of the Militia of Kentucky to issue your Orders for drafting and embodying Fifteen Hundred Militia immediately. in addition to the mounted volunteers_ or so many as will make up

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The Resurrecting the First American West Project is presented through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and its Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan initiative. With this support, the Filson will launch a digital exhibit on the diverse Ohio Valley frontier supported by a series of public programs in 2022.