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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.720.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Orders for the Massachusetts militia |
| Title | Orders to be ready to march sent to Thomas Oakes |
| Date | 11 June 1814 |
| Author | Treadwell, John W. (1785-1857) |
| Recipient | Oakes, Thomas |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to hold his company armed and ready to march at a moment's notice and to appoint a meeting place in case of alarm. Should there be an alarm they should meet in the designated area then march to the regimental rendezvous point at Washington Square. Notes that the Major General has expressed confidence in the local forces. The United States was then engaged in The War of 1812. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Militia |
| People | Treadwell, John White (1785-1857) Oakes, Thomas (fl. 1814) |
| Place written | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Theme | War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |