Massachusetts House of Representatives [Printed resolution of recruitment schedule]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.430 Author/Creator: Massachusetts House of Representatives Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadside Date: 1 March 1782 Pagination: 4 p. ; 40 x 26 cm. Order a Copy
1,500 men are needed for the "Massachusetts Line." Lists quota required from each town. Also resolves that a tax will be imposed if these quotas are not met. A few handwritten calculations in the margins.
[Pages 1-4 are present, but the document is incomplete, as indicated by the catch phrase at the bottom of fourth page. The Massachusetts Historical Society catalog indicates that their copy of this broadsheet is 5 pages long.]
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