Title: General Orders. Head-quarters, Boston, June 6, 1794. By the act of Congress, of the 9th May last, a detachment of 80,000 men, including officers, is directed to be made from the Militia of the United States, to be compleatly armed and equipped according to law, and held in readiness to march at a minutes warning; and the proportion to this state of the said 80,000 men, as estimated in the said act, being 11,885 men, including officers. Author: ** Place: [Boston] Publisher: [Adams and Larkin] Date: 1794 Description: 3 pages on a single folded sheet, approximately 31x19 cm. Rare military order calling for the formation of militia brigades and divisions. The order signed in type at the close by William Donnison, Adjutant-General. Evans 27287 ; Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2724. WorldCat locates no copies, though the catalogue of the American Antiquarian Society lists a single copy. Provenance: The Otto Collection. Lot Amendments Condition: Creased and wrinkled, edges worn, some deterioration at folds affecting a few letters; very good. Item number: 214540
Title: General Orders. Head-quarters, Boston, June 6, 1794. By the act of Congress, of the 9th May last, a detachment of 80,000 men, including officers, is directed to be made from the Militia of the United States, to be compleatly armed and equipped according to law, and held in readiness to march at a minutes warning; and the proportion to this state of the said 80,000 men, as estimated in the said act, being 11,885 men, including officers. Author: ** Place: [Boston] Publisher: [Adams and Larkin] Date: 1794 Description: 3 pages on a single folded sheet, approximately 31x19 cm. Rare military order calling for the formation of militia brigades and divisions. The order signed in type at the close by William Donnison, Adjutant-General. Evans 27287 ; Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2724. WorldCat locates no copies, though the catalogue of the American Antiquarian Society lists a single copy. Provenance: The Otto Collection. Lot Amendments Condition: Creased and wrinkled, edges worn, some deterioration at folds affecting a few letters; very good. Item number: 214540
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