Accounts of officers with detached regiments in Maine, 1814-1815.

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Accounts of officers with detached regiments in Maine, 1814-1815.

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The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state's Military Establishment, has been responsible for maintaining and reporting data concerning militia strength. This series documents in ledger format the expenditures and receipts undertaken and received by officers of the Massachusetts Militia during service on the Maine coast during the War of 1812, where they were posted by the governor to defend against a threatened invasion by the British.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Adjutant General's Office

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The post of Adjutant General was established by the Constitution of 1780, which authorized the governor to appoint such an official (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 1, Art 10) While elaborated upon many times by legislation, the fundamental functions of this position have remained constant. In keeping with a governmental perspective in which the civil authority controls the military, the adjutant general serves as executive administrator of the Military Establishment on behalf of the...