Ward, Joshua, fl. 1789 Meeting of the Washington Military Society

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GLC#
GLC09636.22-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
February 22, 1798
Author/Creator
Ward, Joshua, fl. 1789
Title
Meeting of the Washington Military Society
Place Written
Duchess County
Pagination
2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 34.1 cm, Width: 41.2 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Hamilton

Resolutions of the Washington Military Society for the Militia laws in Duchess County New York. The resolutions are, first that members must arm themselves when they turn 18, instead of waiting till they take a captaincy. The second resolution concerns fines for not participating and changes the way the fines are collected. The third resolution concerns injuries of militia members when acting in their positions and how it is reported. The fourth and final resolution concerns Quakers it reads, "For heavens Sake let the Quakers be absent an Equal Sum that the other Men are liable to pay for their Exemptions and let it be the duty of the Sergeants to Collect it." The resolutions were then given to Major Philip J Schuyler to help bring about the changes.

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