General orders. Head-quarters, Boston, July 7, 1800 : among the several objects of government within the authority of the commander in chief, that of the militia strongly attracts his attention, and though he has but recently been invested with the command of the public force of the state, he is not altogether unacquainted with the meritorious exertions of both the officers and soldiers to render the militia of Massachusetts a respectable military body

General orders. Head-quarters, Boston, July 7, 1800 : among the several objects of government within the authority of the commander in chief, that of the militia strongly attracts his attention, and though he has but recently been invested with the command of the public force of the state, he is not altogether unacquainted with the meritorious exertions of both the officers and soldiers to render the militia of Massachusetts a respectable military body

[Boston : Printed by Young and Minns?, 1800]

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 35 x 21 cm.

BROAD L2011F186m

(OCoLC)191271749

Signed: By order of the commander in chief, William Donnison, Adj. Gen.
Evans ascribes orders of May 1, 1798, to the press of Alexander Young and Thomas Minns. Young and Minns were printers to the state in 1800.
Promoting the militia system in Massachusetts: "Soldiers of Massachusetts! How honorable is your situation in the military system of the American Republic! ... Some of you have witnessed the prowess of your fathers and brethren during the revolutionary war, and all of you will emulate their virtues and their courage, whenever the public safety shall require your exertions ..."

Evans 37917

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