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, January 25, 1777 : The perseverance of Britain in her attempts to subjugate the free states of America ... demands a vigorous perseverance in the inhabitants of these states ... For this end the supreme council of the continent ... have called for eighty-eight battalions ... and for fifteen of them from the Massachusetts-Bay ...
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 ...
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 ...
At a General Assembly of the governor and company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on the second Thursday of May, 1780 : Whereas a requisition has been made on this state by the honorable committee of Congress and by His Excellency General Washington ... Resolved ... that 2520 able-bodied effective men, of the militia of this state ... be formed into five regiments ...
In the House of Representatives, January 19, 1776 : Whereas it is of great importance, not only to the inhabitants of this colony, but also of all the United Colonies, that the lines and fortifications at Cambridge and Roxbury should at all events be maintained ...
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 stat of Massachusetts-Bay, has, by a resolve of November 25 last engaged ...
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 ...
The Rise and continuance of the substitutes, in the Continental Army : Containing, extracts I. From the journals of Congress. II. From the committee of Congress ... III. From the Pennsylvania War-Office. IV. From a declaration of the rights of Pennsylvania. V. From the plan or frame of government. VI. From the Militia Act of Pennsylvania. &c. &c. With the opinion of several eminent lawyers. [Five lines from Cato] Published for the use of all, who are yet capable of noticing, the proper discriminations, which will eternally exist between right and wrong.
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, 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 ...
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 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 ...
Enlistments for service beyond continental limits of U.S.
Published: (1919)
Published: (1919)
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 ...
Instructions for the inlisting of men.
State of Newhampshire. In the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty : An act for raising six hundred men towards compleating the battalions of this state in the Continental Army.
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. 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)
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)
Enlistments for service beyond continental limits of U.S.; rescission of Circular No. 405, War Department, 1919.
Published: (1919)
Published: (1919)
Enlistments for service beyond continental limits of U.S.; rescission of Circular No. 506, War Department, 1919.
Published: (1920)
Published: (1920)
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 ...
An act for enlisting soldiers to serve in the Continental Army.
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 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 ...
An act for speedily recruiting the quota of this state for the Continental Army.
Published: (1780)
Published: (1780)
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 ...
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.
An act for recruiting this state's quota of troops to serve in the Continental Army.
Published: (1781)
Published: (1781)
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)
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 ...
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 ...
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)
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 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. ...
State of New-York, an act for completing the five Continental battalions, raised under the direction of this state.
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.