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Fort Jackson Camden Co. Ga  
November the 5th 1842 
To His Excellency 
Charles J McDonald 
Sir 
I had the honour [honor]  to Receive your Communication of the  
18th of October Wishing me to forward to the Executive Department a Correct Statement of the amount of pay Due Each Officer, Noncommissioned, officer, & private Under my Command -- As i am not aware of What Length of time your Excelency [Excellency]  wished me to compute the pay for, -- I might add that i am under the impression that Mounted Militia is Entitled to the Same Pay & Emoluments as Cavalry of the U.S. if So it May Be necessary to Make a Statement of the time Each Detachment was mustered into Service;  
That Under Lieut. Johnson was mustered [added text: in ]  on the  
19th of March (to Wit) one Lieut. two Sergants [Sergeants]  two Corparals [Corporals]  & twenty Six Privates.  
The Detachment at this Place was mustered into Service on the  
22d of March. that included myself -- Lieut - Burnsides two Sargts [Sergeants]  two Corporals & twenty Six Privates  
The Detachment in Lowdnes was mustered into Service on the  
26th of Sept it Consisted of One Lieut -- two Sargants [Sergeants]  two Corpls [Corporals]  & thirty Six Privates  
Making the aggragate [aggregate]  one hundred & four; perhaps i may have Erred By 
 
 
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Having my Company over one hundred Strong; though i understood my orders were to Raise the Stated number of men & place under Command of their Respective officers which i have Done  
No appearance of the Enemy in this part of the Country that we can find  
 
Sir accept for your Excellencys Good health The Cincere [Sincere]  Wishes of your Obt Servt [Obedient Servant]  
[Signed] Aaron Jernigan  
[unclear text: Capt, Comd Compy ]  
 
 
 
 
 
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Centrevillage 
 
Nov [November]  18  
 
O.P.S.  
183  
 
To His Excellency Charles J. McDonald Millidgeville Ga  
 
Capt. A [Aaron]  Jernigan 
 
Nov [November]  5. 1842