Davis, Amasa, 1744-1825 [Request for the delivery of military standards]

GLC01450.718.04

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GLC#
GLC01450.718.04-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
September 8, 1819
Author/Creator
Davis, Amasa, 1744-1825
Title
[Request for the delivery of military standards]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 16 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

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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