State of Massachusetts-Bay. : Resolved, that it be recommended to the two regiments of light-infantry raised by this state ... under the command of Colonels Robinson and Keyes .. further to engage in the service of this state for the term of one year from and after the said first day of January next ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massachusetts. General Court.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43293.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Continental Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

United States.

United States. Continental Army.

Recruiting and enlistment.

History, Military.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces.

History.

Massachusetts--History, Military.

Massachusetts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages))

Place of Publication:

[Boston] : [Printed by John Gill], [1777]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Signed: A true extract of a resolve passed the General Court, December 13, 1777. Attest. John Avery, d. sec'y.

Includes blank form for enlistment on verso: We the subscribers to severally inlist ourselves into the service of the state of Massachusetts-Bay ... Dated this [blank] day of [blank] 1777.

Evans ascribes other resolves for the second half of the year 1777 to the press of John Gill.

Printed on lower half of recto and upper half of verso.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 43293).

Cited in:

Bristol B4508

Shipton and Mooney 43293

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Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2098

Cushing, J.D. Mass. laws, 1017

Contains:

We the subscribers do severally inlist ourselves into the service of the state of Massachusetts-Bay ...

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