By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esq; ... A proclamation.
Subtitle: Whereas the General Assembly of this state, at their sessions at Hartford in May last, did enact, that there be forthwith raised within this state, by voluntary inlistment, eighteen hundred and thirty-six able-bodied effective men ... to be held in readiness to ... join and act in conjunction with the Continental Army ... I have therefore thought fit ... to offer ... as an encouragement to each ... that he shall have his poll exempted ... Given under my hand, at Lebanon .. the 20th day of June, A.D. 1782
Contributors: Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 44187
Publisher: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin?
Published: 1782
Place of publication: [Hartford?
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: United States. -- Continental Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc; Recruiting and enlistment; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- American forces; Connecticut -- History, Military
Notes: On verso: N.B. The field and commissioned officers appointed to command said regiments and companies, are as follows, viz

Bristol supplies Hartford as possible place of printing; the firm of Hudson and Goodwin printed other official documents at Hartford in 1782. However, the broadside may also have been printed by Timothy Green at New London where other executive proclamations were printed at this time

Bristol B5507

Shipton & Mooney 44187

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Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44187)