PRINTED FORM AUTHORIZING SERGEANTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY AND COUNTY MILITIA TO FINE AND, IF NECESSARY, IMPRISON ANY PRIVATE FOR VIOLATION OF HIS REGIMENTAL DUTIES.
[New York: 179-]. Unaccomplished printed folio broadside form, 8" x 13". Printed on laid paper. Very Good.
New York's militia law required able-bodied males between the ages of sixteen and forty-five to serve in the militia, with certain stated exemptions [clergy, certain public officials, schoolmasters and students, Quakers]. Militia members were required to outfit themselves at their own expense. Regular drills were established four times annually, with a schedule of fines for those who didn't attend or failed to register.
Not located in ESTC. Not in Evans, Shipton, Bristol or on OCLC as of May 2019. Item #35889
Price: $500.00