In Council, December 1, 1775 : whereas it is of the utmost importance to the inhabitants of the colony, as well as the American Army, that the fortifications at Cambridge and Roxbury be effectually defended, and his Excellency General Washington has applied for a temporary reinforcement from New Hampshire and this colony, of five thousand men, to be at the places aforesaid, by the tenth of December instant : resolved ..

In Council, December 1, 1775 : whereas it is of the utmost importance to the inhabitants of the colony, as well as the American Army, that the fortifications at Cambridge and Roxbury be effectually defended, and his Excellency General Washington has applied for a temporary reinforcement from New Hampshire and this colony, of five thousand men, to be at the places aforesaid, by the tenth of December instant : resolved ..

[Watertown, Ma. Printed by Benjamin Edes 1775]

1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 28 x 23 cm.

BROAD L1994.1.58m

(OCoLC)30374705

Single sheet oblong folio, printed as 2 facing pages, folded as issued.
Emergency resolution, listing Massachusetts towns and their quota of militia.
"We the subcribers do hereby severally [sic] inlist ourselves into the service of the United Colonies of America ... and each one of us do engage to furnish ourselves with a good effective fire-arm, a blanket and at least ten pounds of ball and ammunition, (also with a good bayonet and carridge-box if possible ..."--p. [2].

Evans 14200

L1994.1.58

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