Lot 0157

Freetown, MA. Taken to Court: No Gunpowder etc.

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Freetown, MA. Taken to Court: No Gunpowder etc.

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Federal Period
No Gunpowder, Flints or Musket Balls For Soldiers

The City of Freetown Massachusetts is Taken to Court !
November 2, 1809-Dated, Manuscript Document Signed, at Tauton, County of Bristol, Massachusetts, being a Legal Court Document, Choice Extremely Fine.
In this original document, the town of Freetown in the County of Bristol Massachusetts is being taken to court for not supplying its 149 Militia Soldiers with 149 pounds of gunpowder, 230 pounds of musket balls, 233 flints, 7 iron camp kettles, etc. as was required by Massachusetts law. It was the responsibility for each town to supply their own soldiers needs, to not do so went against the law of of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This document is boldly and very clearly written upon fresh, clean laid period paper having a large central watermark of the state arms. The reverse has the written statement of Abraham Dean, that he went to the Town and read the document to the inhabitants at a meeting. His travel costs are noted below. Docket reads, “Warrant to Inhab(itants) of Freetown for not being supplied with powder.” A truly wonderful document of that day, requiring the Militia to be properly prepared... or else!

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Freetown, MA. Taken to Court: No Gunpowder etc.

Name: Freetown, MA. Taken to Court: No Gunpowder etc.
SKU: 29122770
Price: 650 USD
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