Militia orders and portrait, 1776 February 1.

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Militia orders and portrait, 1776 February 1.

Whipple orders the forming of the first regiment of militia to defend the town of [Portsmouth], N.H. He designates the boundaries of each of four companies, stipulates the date, time and place of meeting, and requires all citizens who bear arms between the ages of 16 and 30 to join.

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University of Virginia. Library

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