Davis, Amasa, 1744-1825 [Request for the delivery of military standards]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.718.04 Author/Creator: Davis, Amasa, 1744-1825 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 8 September 1819 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10 x 16 cm. Order a Copy
Davis signs as Quarter Master General. Possibly based on the order of George Todd, whose name is included. Directed to Sam Gore. Requests "to deliver to Colo Arms or Bearer, 2 Standards for 2 Battalions of Cavalry in the 2 Brigade, 4 Division, in the Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." Docket indicates that the standards were received 20 September 1819.
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