Reading. [Blank] Gentlemen. You being classed together, to furnish one able-bodied recruit for the Pennsylvania line within fifteen days from the date hereof to the lieutenants of the county. Which recruit you are to enlist for the term of eighteen months from the first day of July past ... We are gentlemen, your humble servants. [blank] To Messieurs [blank]
Contributors: Witman, Adam, 1723-1781; Jones, Thomas, 1742-1800
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49779
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1781
Place of publication: [Reading, Pa
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Pennsylvania.; United States. -- Continental Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc; Recruiting and enlistment; Bounties, Military -- Pennsylvania -- Berks County; Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Notes: The American Antiquarian Society copy is signed in ms. by Adam Witman and Thos. Jones, Jr., dated July 19th 1781, and addressed to Evan Lewis and twenty-nine others "Class no. 67, Union." Annexed to each name is the sum equivalent to two months taxes for proportioning the bounty to be paid to the recruit

Adam Witman and Thomas Jones, Jr. were the county commissioners for Berks County in 1781. This recruiting order was issued by them in compliance with "An act for recruiting the Pennsylvania line in the army of the United States" (Bristol B5343), passed June 25, 1781

Printed area measures 12.7 x 16.0 cm

Not in Evans or Bristol

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49779)