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- GLC#
- GLC01450.602.01-View header record
- Type
- Broadsides, posters & signs
- Date
- 1 March 1782
- Author/Creator
- Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Title
- [Printed resolution of recruitment schedule]
- Place Written
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 39.3 cm, Width: 26.2 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Broadside says that the 4,240 troops apportioned on Massachusetts was not a sufficient quota to fill out the Massachusetts Line by nearly 1,000 men. Because of casualties and this shortage, the state needs to raise another 1,500 men for three years or the duration of the war. The schedule is broken down by county and further into the quota for each town. Totals provided for each county. Essex County is asked to provide the most with 232 recruits and Dukes County the least with 10 recruits. Resolves at the end of the document provides the details for the enlistments. The year "1780" is written in pen on the first page of the document. Document is fragile because it has been folded several times. Slight damage at the folds and edges.
[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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