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BG.777.016
18 Aug 1777:12 (1198)
Philadelphia, July 17. in Congress, July 16 1777
Resolved, that for carrying into execution the resolve
respecting Col. Nichola's corps of invalids, the following
plan for raising one company, be adopted for raising the
whole of the said corps.
1. That the director general of the Continental hospital
be desired to give directions to the physicians and
surgeons, in the different departments, at a reasonable
distance from Philadelphia, that before they discharge any
serjeants, corporals, or private men form the hospitals as
unfit for service, they consider whether such men are
actually, or likely soon to be capable of doing garrison
duty and if thought so, to mention it in the discharge, that
they may not be entirely discharged for the service, but
transferred, from the regiment they actually belong, to that
of invalids. . .
2. That notice be sent by the Board of War, to the
generals commanding the armies, of the raising a corps of
invalids, and they are desired to give orders to the
officers commanding regiments, that in case they have any
serjeants, corporals, drummers, or private men deemed
incapable of doing field duty, such men should be examined
by the director of the hospital, or some other physician or
surgeon, and if judged fit for garrison duty, that they be
not discharged, but transferred to the invalid corpe, and
sent to Philadelphia, as soon as possible. Men having only
one leg, or one arm each, if capable of doing garrison duty,
are to be deemed proper recruits for this corps. . .
[2 more paras.; 1 whole col. in all]
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