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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01401 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Resolution of preparedness and list of committee members who approved from several Massachusetts towns |
| Date | 14 June 1775 |
| Author | Clark, N. (fl. 1775) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Plan agreed to by the Selectmen, Committees of Correspondence and military officers of the towns of Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Marshfield and Pembrook to spread word of any "appearance of an Invasion of the Enemy." Provides details on how to send the news out. Says the plan was accepted and records the names of the people on the committees that approved. Some of the more famous names include: John Adams of Braintree, Benjamin Cushing and Benjamin Lincoln of Hingham. Docket says "For Capt. Amos Turner Stationed in the Town of Marshfield." Document appears to be created by the Clerk of the Committee of Correspondence from Marshfield, Neh. (Nehemiah?) Clark. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Military History President Government and Civics |
| People | Clark, N. (fl. 1775) Adams, John (1735-1826) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Turner, Amos (fl. 1775) |
| Place written | Marshfield, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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