1. Section 8 of the “Act for the regulation of the Militia of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” 11 April 1793, stipulated that the adjutant general “shall make a general return of all the militia of the state, and lay … a duplicate thereof before the President of the United States.” General returns were compiled from returns of “arms, accoutrements and ammunition” provided to the adjutant general by division, brigade, and other militia officers (Pa. Acts, 1792–93 sess. description begins Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed at a session, which was begun and held at the city of Philadelphia on Tuesday, the fourth day of December, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and of the independence of the United States of America, the seventeenth. Philadelphia, 1793. description ends , 398).

2. The enclosed duplicate of the “General Return of the Militia of the State of Pennsylvania,” signed by Harmar and dated 15 Oct., lists the number of officers, privates, surgeons, paymasters, adjutants, and others for nine divisions of the state militia, and puts the total number of militiamen at 43,263. This number encompassed the strength of the artillery, cavalry, grenadier, and light infantry corps, in addition to the “Rifle-Men” and volunteers, which altogether totaled 3,418 men. No troop data was listed for the fourth division, and at the end of the document, Harmar noted that he had not yet received the returns from eight brigade inspectors (DLC:GW).