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company of 150 pioneers ; besides, the army 

 also may be much benefited at particular 

 times by them : yet I propose that this com- 

 pany of pioneers shall carry arms as well as 

 the other part of the corps ; on this account, — 

 that they shall be able to stand sentry and 

 do all other duty, except when in the day 

 of real action before the enemy, they shall 

 onli/ be used as pioneers, I cannot refrain 

 from observing how useful such a company 

 would be in winter quarters, with working 

 parties from the corps ordered every day to 

 assist them ; winter cantonments might 

 readily be completed without any appli- 

 cation to the barrack department, and much 

 money be saved to the state. 



To this gun I engage to produce a trig- 

 ger, which shall have four times the pur- 

 chase and power which triggers now in use 

 have, by which a lock, standing very firm 

 at full cock, may be pulled off with a slight 

 touch, which will be of infmite benefit to a 

 marksman. 



The above corps may be raised in about 

 one month, and should ever be ready to 



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