COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. GENERAL ORDERS. HEAD-QUARTERS, BOSTON, APRIL 12TH, 1791. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, FEELS THE HIGHEST SATISFACTION IN CONTEMPLATING THE PROSPEROUS STATE OF THE MILITIA OF THIS COMMONWEALTH: . .

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Published by Thomas Adams, [Boston, 1791

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Broadside, 8" x 12-3/4." Some foxing. Left edge has a couple of shallow chips. Old horizontal folds. Docketed in manuscript on verso: "Captn Reuben Barton | Sutton." Good+. The broadside is signed at the end in type, "By order of the Commander in Chief, WILLIAM DONNISON, Adjutant-General." A veteran of the Revolutionary War, Donnison had been Governor Hancock's aide before his 1788 appointment as Adjutant General. He was also the longtime Inspector General of Massachusetts, 1788-1813. The broadside requires "that all the Regiments and Corps will be annually assembled and reviewed." Officers "will require a punctual compliance with the Laws and Orders," and "encourage a cheerful acquiescence in the execution of them." The Orders emphasize "the importance of a well regulated Militia, which is the only natural defence of a free Republic." Evans 23552. Ford 2627. ESTC W10190. AAS owns a copy, but OCLC notes only facsimiles as of March 2024. Seller Inventory # 39862

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Title: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. GENERAL ...

Publisher: Thomas Adams, [Boston

Publication Date: 1791

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