An abstract from resolves containing the encouragement offered by the Continental Congress, and by the state of Massachusetts-Bay, to such as shall inlist into the Continental Army.
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An abstract from resolves containing the encouragement offered by the Continental Congress, and by the state of Massachusetts-Bay, to such as shall inlist into the Continental Army.
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives. June 18, 1779 : Resolved, that the resolution of the 16th of April last, entitling each non-commissioned officer and soldier who shall inlist into the regiment of light-infantry ...
Published: (1779)
Published: (1779)
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, Mar. 23, 1780 : Resolved, that Major-General Heath ... appoint such number of recruiting officers belonging to the line of this state ... to compleat this state's quota of the Continental Army ...
For the encouragement of those that shall inlist in the Continental Army : --the Congress in their resolves of September 16th, 18th, 19th, October 8th, and November 12th, 1776, engage, that twenty dollars be given as a bounty ... And for their further encouragement, the state of Massachusetts-Bay, has, by a resolve of November 25 last engaged ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In Council, January 1, 1777 : Whereas a considerable number of men belonging to this state have inlisted into the service of the United States ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, Sept. 30th, 1779 : Whereas the time of inlistment of part of this state's quota of the confederated army of America is near expiring ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, December 2, 1780 : Whereas the Congress of the United States have required of this commonwealth to supply the deficiency of our proportion of the Continental Army ... Resolved, that there be immediately raised ... to serve for three years or during the continuance of the present war ... four thousand two hundred and forty men. ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, April 30, 1779 : Whereas the honorable Congress by a resolve of the ninth of March last, have requested this state to fill up the fifteen battalions as our quota of the Continental Army ... Resolved, that fifteen hundred men be immediately raised by inlistment ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, April 23, 1778 : Whereas, by a resolve of the General Court, of the twentieth day of this instant, April, the several towns in this state are ordered to raise 2000 men, to reinforce the Continental Army ... but no provision is made therein of any encouragement ... Resolved, that each town ... be allowed thirty pounds for each man they shall raise ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, July 11, 1783 : Whereas it is necessary that the legislature should be furnished with an account of all bounties paid to soldiers during the war, in order that a charge thereof may be made against the United States: Therefore, resolved, that the selectmen ... collect the receipts ... of all bounties paid ... Resolved further, that the secretary ... collect an account of the dates of all the resolves ... for raising or detaching men ...
Published: (1783)
Published: (1783)
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, February 3, 1778 : Notwithstanding repeated orders ... to make returns of all the male inhabitants ... above the age of sixteen years; and ... all the men inlisted into the Continental Army ... Resolved that ... said committees ... make immediate returns ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, June 9, 1779 : Whereas a requisition has been made to this court for a reinforcement for the Continental Army ... Resolved, that there be two thousand men raised ... by draft, lot, or voluntary inlistment ... agreeable to the schedule herewith annexed ...
Instructions for the inlisting of men.
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In Council, July 7, 1777 : Resolved, that all such men as may inlist as non-commissioned officers and private soldiers into the Continental regiment, to be commanded by Col. Henly, shall be considered as part of the proportion of each town for which they shall be so inlisted. ...
By the Honorable Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, captain-general, and commander in chief of the state of Connecticut, in America. A proclamation : Whereas the Honorable Continental Congress have resolved that eight battalions of troops be raised ... each non-commissioned officer and soldier, inhabitants of this state, who shall inlist himself ... shall be entitled to have and receive, not only the bounty, wages and allowances, offered by Congress ... but also all such further encouragements as are offered and granted by the General Assembly of this state ... Given under my hand in New-Haven, the sixth day of November, anno Domini, 1776.
Published: (1776)
Published: (1776)
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, August 15, 1777 : Whereas it appears ... that the proportion of the Continental Army, directed to be raised in this state, is far short of being compleat ... Resolved, that ... several companies in each delinquent town ... be called together ...
Colony of Connecticut. By the governor. A proclamation : ... from a sense of the great importance of supporting the Continental Army ... That all able-bodied, effective men, to a sufficient number, who shall voluntarily engage and inlist into this necessary service, shall have and receive from the paymaster general ... the following pay ... Given under my hand in Lebanon ... the twenty seventh day of January ... 1776.
Published: (1776)
Published: (1776)
An act for enlisting soldiers to serve in the Continental Army.
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, April 30th, 1777 : Whereas this court have undoubted intelligence that our enemies are determined ... to enslave the inhabitants of America ... Resolved, that in such towns ... as have not already ... inlisted a number of able-bodied men ... shall on the said 15th day of May, call their several companies together, and endeavour to compleat the same ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, November 27, 1780 : Resolved, that the following persons be appointed in each county to muster the men that shall inlist into the Continental Army ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, June 22, 1780 : Whereas the commander in chief of the Continental Army has earnestly requested a detachment ... Resolved, that there be immediately, four thousand seven hundred and twenty-six men raised or detached from the militia within the several towns and plantations in this state ... agreeable to the schedule herewith annexed ...
An act for speedily recruiting the quota of this state for the Continental Army.
Published: (1780)
Published: (1780)
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, April 20, 1778 : Resolve for filling up and compleating the fifteen battalions of Continental troops, directed to be raised in the state of Massachusetts-Bay.
An act for recruiting this state's quota of troops to serve in the Continental Army.
Published: (1781)
Published: (1781)
At a General Assembly of the governor and Company of the state of Connecticut : holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of October, A.D. 1780. : An act for filling up and compleating this state's quota of the Continental Army.
Proclamation. By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire ... : Whereas the General Assembly at their present sessions, in consequence of a requisition from Congress ... resolved, that their [as printed] be immediately raised by voluntary inlistment, six hundred effective men ... Given under my hand, in the council chamber at Hartford, the nineteenth day of April ... one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, June 16, 1781 : Whereas it is now absolutely necessary that the whole ... of this state's quota of the Continental Army, should be immediately compleated: it is resolved, that the several towns ... comply ... by raising the full number of men ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, December 28, 1776 : Resolved, that the following persons be and hereby are appointed to muster the men that have inlisted or shall inlist into the Continental Army, viz. ...
At a General Assembly of the governor and Company of the state of Connecticut, in New-England, in America : holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, A.D. 1777. : An act for raising and compleating the quota of the Continental Army, to be raised in this state.
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, August 8, 1777 : Whereas by the loss of the important fortress of Ticonderoga, a way is open to the ravages of our cruel and inveterate enemies ... Resolve, that one sixth part of the able-bodied men in the training band and alarm list, now at home ... march ... to reinforce the American army ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, June 23, 1781 : Whereas a number of soldiers, inlisted to serve in the Continental Army ... were rejected by the continental muster master as unfit ... Resolved, that the soldiers ... be held and obliged to do such duty as soldiers, as they are respectively able to perform ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, June 30, 1781 : Whereas it is the earnest request of General Washington, that there be immediately raised in this commonwealth and sent on to join the Continental Army, a considerable body of the militia ... Resolved, that twenty-seven hundred men be immediately raised ... porportioned upon the several towns ... agreeable to the following schedule ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, June 23, 1780 : Whereas the troops of the southern states will now be needed for the defence of that quarter, and by reason of the late advantages obtained by the enemy, we are compelled to call for a further supply of men, to fill up our battalions ... as well as a detachment of militia ...
We the subscribers do hereby severally inlist ourselves into the service of the United Colonies of America, to serve until the first day of April next, if the service shall require it ...
An act for the more speedily completing the quota of troops to be raised in this Commonwealth for the Continental Army, and for other purposes.
Congress having resolved to raise a corps consisting of infantry and cavalry, to be commanded by General Count Pulaski, all those who desire to distinguish themselves in the service of their country, are invited to enlist in that corps ...
Published: (1778)
Published: (1778)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, November 27, 1780 : A resolve prescribing the form of inlistment for those men belonging to this commonwealth, who shall inlist into the service of the United States, to continue in the service until the end of the present war with Britain ...
State of Massachusetts-Bay : Resolved, that it be recommended to the two regiments of light-infantry raised by this state ... under the command of Colonels Robinson and Keyes ... further to engage in the service of this state for the term of one year from and after the said first day of January next ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the House of Representatives, October 20, 1781 : Whereas, notwithstanding the resolves of the General Court ... there is still a deficiency of several towns ... in supplying the quota of men apportioned on them ...
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, February 26, 1781 : Whereas it is of the utmost importance that the quota of men required by a resolve of the 2d of December last, be speedily compleated ... therefore, resolved, that the assessors of every deficient town ... where the mode of classing has not been adopted, be, and they hereby are authorized and directed immediately upon the receipt hereof, to class their inhabitants ...