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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.603.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents related to Captain Morgan Lewis |
| Title | Ebenezer Sayer to Morgan Lewis |
| Date | 21 May 1777 |
| Author | Sayer, Ebenezer (fl. 1757-1777) |
| Recipient | Lewis, Morgan |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Sayer informs Lewis, a Sanford (present day Maine) selectman, that the committee of selectmen and militia at Sanford are mistaken regarding the proportion of men they commissioned for service in the Continental Army. States "the Act of the General Court provides that one fourth Parts of all the Male Inhabitants should be raised for the continental Army these must be a full seventh Part & the Return must be made on both you will therefore see the Mistake rectified or the Town will be Sent to for more Men." |
| Subjects | Continental Army Militia Revolutionary War Military History Government and Civics Law Muster Rolls and Returns Recruitment |
| People | Lewis, Morgan (1737-1784) Sayer, Ebenezer (fl. 1757-1777) |
| Place written | Wells, Maine |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Lewis's company of militia marched in response to the 19 April 1775 Lexington Alarm. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |