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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02525 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Resolve of Congress on General Gates's call for militia |
| Date | 6 August 1777 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Written in the hand of William Churchill Houston as deputy secretary of the Continental Congress. Signed by Continental Congress President Hancock. It is noted that this is a copy from the Journals of Congress. Resolve issued in the aftermath of the fall of Fort Ticonderoga to the British. On 2 August 1777 Gates was given the permission of Congress to requisition from each state's militia the number of men he felt was necessary to defend against General John Burgoyne's advance. This resolve was sent to help Gates in his recruitment saying it is "impossible, in the present Circumstances of things, to adhere to settled quotas." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Congress Continental Congress Government and Civics Military History Revolutionary War General Militia Battle of Fort Ticonderoga Recruitment |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; 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 |
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