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Catalog Number |
2012.5.4 |
Object Name |
Orders, Military |
Scope & Content |
Seth Reed militia call-up. "Mr. Seth Reed You being a Training Soldier in the Company of Militia, under the Command of Capt. John Hancock are hereby Required in His Majesty’s Name, to appear at your Colours upon Friday the 6th Day of April next, at the marketplace by Ten o’Clock in the Morning of said Day, compleat in Arms according to Law; whereof you are not to fail; it being agreeable to an Act of the Great and General Court or Assembly of this Province, requiring the fame, upon Penalty of paying the Sum of Sixteen Pounds for Non-Appearance. Charlestown, March 14. 1759." |
Transcription |
In 1759, Seth Reed received a militia call-up. He was a training soldier in the local Charlestown militia. Before the Revolutionary War, the militia drew its members from the local community and all able-bodied men ages sixteen to sixty were required to serve and equip themselves. Every year a Muster Day would be scheduled, giving the men a chance to practice. The men were required to appear every year and would be fined if they did not. |
Date |
03/14/1759 |
Year Range from |
1759 |
Year Range to |
1759 |
People |
Reed, Seth Hancock, John |
Subjects |
Military service Military training Militias |
Search Terms |
Military Reed Family |
Source |
Hamilton, Susan |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |
Copyrights |
Rights status not evaluated. (CC BY-NC-ND) Non-commercial use only. |