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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.460.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Revolutionary War documents from Newburyport |
| Title | Tristram Dalton to William Price ordering Price to get eligible voters to meet about the town's enlistment quota and state's use of cannon |
| Date | 7 February 1777 |
| Author | Dalton, Tristram (1738-1817) |
| Additional authors | Greenleaf, Abel (fl. 1776) Marsh, Jonathan (d. 1825) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Orders Price to inform all eligible voters to attend a meeting about fulfilling the town's enlistment quota and about cannons given to the state. Signed by Greenleaf, Marsh and Dalton as the selectmen of Newburyport. Verso signed by Price, and states he has informed the townspeople. |
| Subjects | Election Artillery Revolutionary War Military History Militia Recruitment Government and Civics |
| People | Dalton, Tristram (1738-1817) Marsh, Jonathan (d. 1825) Greenleaf, Abel (fl. 1776) Price, William (d. 1790) |
| Place written | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Tristram Dalton was a Senator from Massachusetts. William Price was one of the constables of Newburyport. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |