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And in particular the 179 &c enacts that every person
having served in the Local militia when actually
drawn out into actual service being a married man
may sett up trades as any other soldier
Now it is quite clear that they were training and exercis
ing gives no such privilege and if your people claim
it on that footing they have not the smallest hope
of success
But you ll observe the the 54 of the King
in the 1813 was afterwards passed allowing the
acceptance of the services of such parts of the Local
Militia of Great Britain as may make voluntary
offers duly certified by their respective commanding
officers of serving under the act out of the Counties
within which they shall be enrolled &c and provided
that no Local Militia shall be allowed to extend its
services under this act for any longer than 42 days
&c and all days of service under any such voluntary
offer shall be deemed part of the days of training &
exercising And there follows this clause That
all the rules provisions &c as to the said Local militia
when embodied for service in case of invasion shall
extend to the services under voluntary offers
Hunter was a private of the Highland Regt
which was called out for 42 days under the 54 of the
King in consequence of a voluntary offer – and
the court unanimously decided that they gave the
right I incline to think the claim well founded
tho it is under appeal – but unless the person
you elude to are under similiar circumstances
they have not the smallet chance of success for
I understand it was on this ground else that the
Court was favourable to Hunter. I remain
Dear Sir
Your faithfull servant
(Signed) Wm Inglis