Vault MSS 724 - Joseph Hawkins papers
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Head Dr. of the Militia
						City of Jefferson
								October 26, 1838
To Col. Joseph Hawkins,
				I have just received information from
the County of Davis that the Mormons have driven
the Citizens of Davis from their homes, burnt their
houses, destroyed their property, have reduced to
ashes the town of Gallatin the County Seat of Davis
County, including the Clerks office, Post Office and
all the Public records - the Citizens of Davis
have requested of the Executive protection and to
be Reinstated in their homes, orders have
been paid for two thousand men to be raised
for this the Service, the quota to be raised from
your regiment in One Company of One hundred
Mounted Riflemen, each man to furnish him-
self with at least 50 Rounds of Ammunition
and with at least fifteen days provisions,
You will Cause these troops to be raised immediately
and to Rendezvous at the City of Jefferson on the
1st day of Next Month (November) they will elect
their own offices. You are authorized to employ
one baggage waggon for the convenience of transporting
Your camp equipge and provisions
					L W Boggs
							Com. in Cheif

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Col. Hawkins

[The following is written upside down]
Joseph Hawkins
Col.

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Head Quarters [-]th Militia
			City of Jefferson 1 Nov 1838
General order,
		Col. Joseph Hawkins of the 8th
	Regiment is assigned to Col. Jonathan
	P. Martins Regiment and with rank
	as Lieutenant Colonel of said Regiment
	of Volunteers, Capt Dudly Farris
	Company from Gasconade will be
	attached to Col Martins Command.
	You will report to Genl White
	at California or proceed on
	after him should he have left
		By order of the Commander in Cheif
			B Marsh
				Adjutant Genl

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Camp No 4
	Layfayette County
Nov. 4th 1838	Head quarters of
the 3d Brigade 8th div of the
volunteering.
		To Col. Hawkinz Comdt
of the Gasconade volunteerz
you will are placed under the
Command of Col L P Martin
of the Cole County volunteerz
you will proceed with him
to head qrz where you all
will be placed under the Command
of Gen John B. Clark.
when you [---] Col Martius tropps
his troop and the troops under your
Command will Constitute a regiment
of infantry - which Col Martin
will take the Command as first
Col and your self as Leuit Col

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and Shall be Known as
as a Regiment of infantry
raised in the Counties of Cole
and Gasconade County
	By General orderz
		Green White
		Brigadier Genl
		1st Brigade 6th Dev

Col
Hawkinz
of the Gasconde
volunteerz

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Jefferson City Dec 15th 1838
		Col Hawkins
			Sir
	upon an Examination of the
United States Law and the army 
Regulationz I find the pay roll with
which I furnished you is not correct
that is we are allowed more than is 
set forth in them I wish you would
get the rolls from your Captains
and come to Jefferson city if it is conveniet
for your captains to come also (which
is in fact necessary for they should
assign a certificate)
			My aid Capt George
W White will be here at Jefferson City
and will make out a correct pay roll
for you
			The Law requires Each
officer to make out his own pay roll
it is therefore necessary for you and 
your Captainz to be here
			Give my complimentz
to Maj John Newton I could not notify
him in time for the Mormon Expeditions

		Yours Respectfully
Be here as soon as possible
					Green White

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Col Hawkins
politeness				Gasconade County
of Genl L[---]						Mo

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GENERAL ORDER.
			HEAD QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA,
				ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
					CITY OF JEFFERSON, June 25th, 1839.

	The Volunteers and Militia who have been engaged in the service of the
State during the years 1837 and 1838, are notified that the Commander-
in-Chief has succeeded in obtaining one-half of the funds appropriated to the
payment of said troops; and that the residue will be obtained on or before
the first day of October next. Until which time a portion of the troops
must remain unpaid.

	The Commander-in-Chief, therefore, directs the Paymaster General of the
State of Missouri to proceed immediately to make payment to the said troops,
according to law, by counties; commencing at the county of Franklin; noti-
fying the troops in advance of the time and place each payment will be 
made.

	By order of His Excellency,
							LILBURN W. BOGGS, Commander-in-Chief.
B. M. LISLE, Adjutant General, M. M.