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Found in Etheridge's Possession
Let us form into Sections by chosing
a good Staunch Indefatigble Brother as the
Head of each Section that is to say
Each Section to be composed of 10 men
who is known to him to be sincere
To start the head of each Section will know
his men then 5 Sections will compose
55 men with officers from those 5
officers such as Corporals will be
chose a Head officer so that he may
give his 5 officers notice so those
50 men is to be called a bye name
then three 50 will compose a Company
and the three officers will chose a proper
person to command the 165 in a Company
Officers and all such as a Captain
then the three Companies will compose
495 men & officers which officer will
be such as a Brigade General so
three Brigades will chose a Chief which
will be 1485 men & officers which chief
officer is to be in the Stile of a Conventional
General so by those Means the signal
of M can be given in two hours notice within 7 miles by the Head
noticing every officer under him till it comes
to the section or corporals to notice his 10 men the
officers to have by name not a miletary name to
prevent the Law.

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Reg V Etheridge

Copy

Paper found

in possession of

the Prisoner


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