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PEP.776.027
25 Apr 1776:2071 (2/197)
Friday, April 5, 1776.
Rules and Regulations for the better government of the
Military Association in Pennsylvania.
[Articles on provisioning of troops, appointment, choosing
of, and ranking of officers]
Eighteenth. All battalions to be completed as soon as
possible, and, . . . to consist of at least six companies of
not less than forty and not more than seventy-six privates
each, and to have for officers, a Colonel, . . . four
Serjeants, four Corporals, a Drummer and Fifer, . . .
Nineteenth. All battalions of riflemen shall consist of at
least six companies of not less than forty, nor more than
fifty-six privates each, and have for officers, a Colonel, .
. . a Fifer or Hornblower, . . . the Serjeants, Corporals,
and Fifers and Hornblowers to be appointed by the field-
officers. . .
Thirty-Third. Adjutants, Drummers and fifers, shall receive
the following pay for every day of service they attend the
respective battalions or companies by order of the
commanding officer.
An Adjutant seven shillings and sixpence. A Drummer three
shillings; a Fifer three shillings. The Drum-Major and
Fife-Major of every battalion shall receive each a sum not
exceeding fifteen shillings per week, and be continued in
pay as long as the Colonels of the several battalions shall
think necessary; and it is required, that such Drum-Majors
and Fife-Majors, when not in service on days of exercise,
shall be diligently employed in instructing a proper number
of persons for Drummers and Fifers of the several
battalions.
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