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1808 MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA RETURN

Partially Printed Document Signed by Captain Francis Harrington of the South Company of Worcester's militia. Two pages, 15" x 16" framed in a double sided frame. Partially Printed Recto lists the "Return of Captain Francis Harrington's Company in the First Regiment of the First Brigade Seventh Division of the Militia May 1808 … " Printed text on verso details "General Directions for making Company Returns." The text reads, in part: " By the present Militia Law, every Company must be called together on the first Tuesday in May, annually, for the express purpose of examining and taking an exact list of everyman's Name, Arms and Equipments … It will be expected of the Commanding Officers of Companies, that they make it a great point in their duty, to see that each of their men is well provided with a good Gun, Bayonet, and Cartridge Box, at least… " Also on verso is the printed signature of General William Donnison. Three vertical folds. Else Extremely Fine.