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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02924.48 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 73 documents relating to Plymouth, Dartmouth Township, and environs |
| Title | Copy of a warrant for the arrest of soldiers who failed to appear at the muster of 6 January 1777 |
| Date | 18 January 1777 |
| Author | Bryant, James (fl. 1777-1778) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Also contains Bryant's clerical signatures of the selectmen, the militia officers, and the Committee of Safety. Gideon Brownell, Silvenas Sixon, David Sowle, Jonathan Gifford, Elijah Gifford, Christopher Slocum, and Timothy Comel of the Town of Dartmouth were appointed soldiers and were ordered to appear for muster. Constable Gamaliel Bryant is ordered to arrest these men and to put them in jail until such time as a fine of 12 pounds is paid. Certified as a true copy. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Militia Conscription Law Military Law Finance Government and Civics Prisoner |
| People | Bryant, James (fl. 1777-1778) Brownell, Gideon (fl. 1777) Silvenas, Sixon (fl. 1777) Sowle, David (fl. 1777) Gifford, Jonathan (fl. 1777) Gifford, Elijah (1729-1814) Slocum, Christopher (fl. 1777) Cornel, Timothy (fl. 1777) |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |