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Massachusetts Assembly Printed resolutions regarding recruiting and clothing [Decimalized .01-.02]

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GLC#
GLC01450.602-View header record
Type
Header Record
Date
1782
Author/Creator
Massachusetts Assembly
Title
Printed resolutions regarding recruiting and clothing [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 sheets
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence
Law
Government and Civics
Military History
Revolutionary War
Recruitment
Military Supplies
Military Uniforms

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GLC01450.602.01
Collection Item
Broadside

[Printed resolution of recruitment schedule]

March 1, 1782

Massachusetts House of Representatives

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...

GLC01450.602.01
GLC01450.602.02
Collection Item
Printed document

[Printed resolution on collection of clothing and blankets] [incomplete]

22 June 1781

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Asks that the selectmen of each town to collect from town inhabitants, or otherwise procure, the items listed in the resolution by 20 September 1781. The resolution calls for 8,000 shirts, 8,000 pairs of stockings, 8,000 pairs of shoes, and 4,000...

GLC01450.602.02