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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.447.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Instructions to Moses Hitchcock on arranging a Brookfield, Massachusetts town meeting |
| Date | 16 September 1776 |
| Author | Gilbert, Thomas (1723-1788) |
| Additional authors | Phips, John (1723-1804); Hitchcock, Moses (1743-1799); Gilbert, Daniel (1729-1824); Rice, Benjamin (1723-1796); Abbott, Jonathan (fl. 1776); Convers, James (1725-1811) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by the eight Select Men of Brookfield (two names illegible). Orders Hitchcock, as constable of Brookfield, to inform all the town's freeholders and those qualified to vote to meet on 30 September 1776. Provides instructions on the agenda, which will include Revolutionary War financing, the town budget, preparations for the small pox epidemic, taxation, and arms manufacturing. A note signed Hitchcock on the verso indicates his compliance. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Health and Medical Disease Smallpox Finance Revolutionary War Military History Taxes or Taxation Weaponry |
| People | Gilbert, Thomas (1723-1788) Phips, John (1723-1804) Hitchcock, Moses (1743-1799) Gilbert, Daniel (1729-1824) Rice, Benjamin (1723-1796) Abbott, Jonathan (fl. 1776) Convers, James (1725-1811) |
| Place written | Brookfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |