An Act for Regulating the Militia of the State of New-York, ch. 33, §§ 1, 9, & 10, N.Y. LAWS (John Holt 1782).

"C H A P.     XXXIII.
An Act for regulating the Militia of the State of New-York.     Passed the 3d of April, 1778...

    ...I. Be it therefore enacted by the People of the State of New-York, represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the Authority of the same, That every able bodied male Person, Indians and Slaves excepted, residing within this State, from sixteen Years of Age to fifty, (except such Persons as are herein after excepted) shall, immediately after the passing of this Act, tender himself to be enrolled, as of the Militia, to the Captain, or in his Absence the next Commanding Officer of the Beat wherein he shall reside; who shall enroll^[1] him accordingly...That every Person so enrolled and notified, shall, within twenty Days thereafter respectively, furnish and provide himself, at his own Expence,^[2] with a good Musket or Firelock, fit for Service, a sufficient Bayonet with a good Belt, a Pouch or Cartouche^[3] Box, containing not less than sixteen Cartridges, suited to the Bore of the Musket or Firelock; each Cartridge containing a proper Quantity of Powder and Ball; or in Lieu of such Pouch or Cartouche^[4] Box and Cartridges, with a Quantity of Powder and Ball respectively, disposed of in a Powder Horn and Shot Bag, and Wadding equivalent to such Cartridges, and two spare Flints, a Blanket and a Knapsack; and shall appear so armed, accounted and provided, when called out to exercise, or Duty, as herein after directed; except that, when called out to Exercise only, he may appear without a Blanket or Knapsack. And if any such Person shall appear to the Captain or Commanding Officer, to be too poor to arm, accoutre and provide himself in Manner aforesaid, he shall be supplied for the Purpose, out of the Monies to arise from the Fines, from Time to Time to accrue, in the Regiment to which he shall belong; and in Case of Deficiency thereof, out of the public Magazines of Stores of this State, by Order of the Person administering the Government of this State for the Time being...

    ...IX. That each Trooper shall be equipped,^[5] furnished and provided, with a good serviceable Horse, at least fourteen Hands high, with a good Saddle, Housen, Holsters, Breast-Plate and Crupper, with a Case of good Pistols, a good Horse-man’s Sword, a pair of Boots and a pair of Spurs, and a Carbine, well fixed, with a good Belt, Swivel and Bucket, and a Cartridge Box to contain twelve Cartridges, at least. That each Grenadier shall be equipped^[6] and furnished with a Grenadier’s Cap, a good Musket and Bayonet, a Broad Sword, a Belt, Pouch or Cartridge Box; and so equipped^[7] and furnished, they the Troopers and Grenadiers, shall respectively be called out in Squads and Companies, as often (for the Uses and Purposes intended by this Law) and under the Direction of their inferior and principal Officers, as is hereby required, with Respect to the rest of the Militia of this State.
    X. That each Non-commissioned Officer and Private, shall, at every Exercise by Squads, as herein after mentioned, and at every Company or regimental Training, Field Day or Review, herein after directed, attend at the Place or Parade, allotted^[8] for the Squad, Company or Regiment, to which he shall belong, armed, accoutred and provided, as above directed."