Jefferson County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Military Bounty & Lt. McDonald March 10, 1814
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Farmer's Repository March 10, 1814
"124 Dollars Bounty ! !
All Patriotic young men who wish to enter into the service of their insulted 
country, are hereby informed that the subscriber has just received orders to 
give a bounty of one hundred and twenty-four dollars, fifty dollars to be paid 
in hand, fifty dollars when mustered, and twenty four dollars when the receive 
an honorable discharge from the service, with the addition of one hundred and 
sixty acres of land.  Young men!  will not the liberal rewards of your country, 
the blood that was spilt by your sires to establish your freedom, that spilt by 
savage and relentless enemy, the conflagration of our villages on the 
frontiers, or the dreadful scences of Hampton, arouse your patriotism?  Rouse 
young men, and join your brothers in arms, receive the honor of once more 
subduing that foe, who would with her accursed policy, make you slaves.  I will 
attend the three first days in each week at my quarters in Charlestown;  on 
Thursdays at Moudy's tavern in Smithfield; and Fridays and Saturdays at 
Williamson's tavern, at Harper's ferry, to receive all those young men who wish 
to join the service.
        ANGUS  M' DONALD,  Lt. 12th U. S. Infantry,
March 8th, 1814.
    Any citizen who shall furnish and procure to be enlisted and be enlisted 
according to law, an able bodied man to serve for the term of five years or 
during te war, shall be paid the sum of eight dollars."


Additional Comments:
 The "Farmer's Repository" was a weekly newspaper published in Charles Town, 
Jefferson Co, VA which is now known as Jefferson Co, WV.



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