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Georgia 
Wayne County 
 
To the Honourable [Honorable]  Governor of Georgia 
By Order of Colonel Hilliard aid de Camp for A Draft for fifty Mounted Men out of the Seventh Batalion [Battalion]  of Georgia Militia [deleted text: in the ]  Who Marched on the  
fourteenth Day of September ultomo [ultimo]  unto Waresboro Ware County to aid in repeling [repelling]  the Hostile incursions of the Creeks and Seminole Indians against the people of this State  
Annexed you have A Correct and true return of the Number of and Expence [Expense]  of the Mounted and foot Militia for five Days provisions to March to Waresboro and Back again  
 
To thirty Eight Mounted Men   
To Corn for their Horses $47.50  
To fodder for Said Horses $19.11  
Provisions for the Soldiers $62.50  
To ferriage for Said Soldiers $7.~~  
    
amount $135.50  
 
 
This is A true Statement of the Ammount [Amount]  of the provisions for the fifty Drafted Men and for the pay for the use of our Horses We leave that to your Excellency to decide upon  
 
[Signed] Joseph Manning Major of the Seventh Battalion of Georgia Militia 
 
 
 
 
 
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To his Excellency the Governor William Schley Milledgevill Georgia  
 
Wayne Couty [County]  
Expense of Militia  
 
Letter 
Majr. Jos [Major Joseph] . Manning 
[unclear text: Mil Mis [Military Miscellaneous]  ]