300 men wanted! To fill up the "Gallant 27th" Reg., N.Y. Volunteers … Volunteers can have the choice of enlisting in any of the companies of this regiment, until they are filled. Capt. Charles A. Wells, 27 Reg., N.Y.V., recruiting officer. Office, No. 48 Court St., (up stairs,) over the clothing store of J. O'Hara. Binghamton, N.Y., Aug. 12th, 1862.
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Wells, Charles A. ; United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1863)
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A proclamation. By His Excellency the Honorable William Howe, : general and commander in chief of all His Majesty’s forces ... Whereas it is represented, that many of the loyal inhabitants of this island have been compelled by the leaders in rebellion, to take up arms against His Majesty’s government: notice is hereby given to all persons so forced into rebellion, that on delivering themselves up at the head quarters of the army, they will be received as faithful subjects ... given under my hand, at head quarters on Long Island, this 23rd day of August, 1776. William Howe ...
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Great Britain. Army ; Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
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A proclamation. By His Excellency the Honorable William Howe, : general and commander in chief of all His Majesty’s forces ... Whereas it is represented, that many of the loyal inhabitants of this island have been compelled by the leaders in rebellion, to take up arms against His Majesty’s government: notice is hereby given to all persons so forced into rebellion, that on delivering themselves up at the head quarters of the army, they will be received as faithful subjects ... given under my hand, at head quarters on Long Island, this 23rd day of August, 1776. William Howe ..., verso
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Great Britain. Army ; Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
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A proclamation. By His Excellency the Honorable William Howe, : general and commander in chief of all His Majesty’s forces ... Whereas it is represented, that many of the loyal inhabitants of this island have been compelled by the leaders in rebellion, to take up arms against His Majesty’s government: notice is hereby given to all persons so forced into rebellion, that on delivering themselves up at the head quarters of the army, they will be received as faithful subjects ... given under my hand, at head quarters on Long Island, this 23rd day of August, 1776. William Howe ..., recto
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Great Britain. Army ; Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
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At a General Assembly of the governor and company of the state of Connecticut, holden at Hartford, on thesecond [sic] Thursday of May, 1781. : An act, in further addition to an act, intitled, "An act for filling up this state’s quota of the Continental Army."
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Connecticut ; Hudson, Barzillai, 1741-1823 ; Goodwin, George, 1757-1844 ; Connecticut. Act for filling up and compleating this state’s quota of the Continental Army
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By Commodore Sir George Collier, commander in chief of His Majesty’s ships and vessels in North-America; and Major-General William Tryon ... : Address. To the inhabitants of Connecticut ... Given on board His Majesty’s ship Camilla, in the Sound, July 4th, 1779.
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Great Britain. Royal Navy ; Collier, George, Sir, 1738-1795 ; Tryon, William, 1729-1788 ; Howe, John, 1754-1835 ; Great Britain. Army
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By Commodore Sir George Collier, commander in chief of His Majesty’s ships and vessels in North-America; and Major-General William Tryon ... : Address. To the inhabitants of Connecticut ... Given on board His Majesty’s ship Camilla, in the Sound, July 4th, 1779, verso
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Great Britain. Royal Navy ; Collier, George, Sir, 1738-1795 ; Tryon, William, 1729-1788 ; Howe, John, 1754-1835 ; Great Britain. Army
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By Commodore Sir George Collier, commander in chief of His Majesty’s ships and vessels in North-America; and Major-General William Tryon ... : Address. To the inhabitants of Connecticut ... Given on board His Majesty’s ship Camilla, in the Sound, July 4th, 1779, recto
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Great Britain. Royal Navy ; Collier, George, Sir, 1738-1795 ; Tryon, William, 1729-1788 ; Howe, John, 1754-1835 ; Great Britain. Army
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By His Excellency George Washinton [sic], Esquire, general, and commander in chief of the army of the United States of North-America. : Whereas a bombardment and attack upon the city of New-York ... may be hourly expected: and as there are great numbers of women, children, and infirm persons ... I do therefore recommend it to all such persons ... to remove with all expedition, out of said town ...
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United States. Continental Army ; Washington, George, 1732-1799 ; Holt, John, 1721-1784
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By His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, knight of the most honourable Order of Bath, lieutenant general of his Majesty’s forces, &c. Proclamation. : Whereas it is consonant not only to the common principles of humanity ... to guard against the the extortion of individuals, who raise the necessaries of life ...
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Great Britain. Army ; Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 ; Rivington, James, 1724-1802 ; Taylor, John ; Basted Mill (Wrotham, England) ; Mercantile Library Association of the City of New-York
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By His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, knight of the most honourable Order of Bath, lieutenant general of his Majesty’s forces, &c. Proclamation. : Whereas it is consonant not only to the common principles of humanity ... to guard against the the extortion of individuals, who raise the necessaries of life ...
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Great Britain. Army ; Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 ; Rivington, James, 1724-1802 ; Taylor, John ; Basted Mill (Wrotham, England)
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By the Honorable Major-General Putnam, commander of the forces of the United American States, at and near the White-Plains. A proclamation. : Whereas some soldiers of the Continental Army ... have been led to desert their country’s service ... Given under my hand at head-quarters, this 17th of November ... 1777.
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United States. Continental Army ; Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790 ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Executive Department, Boston, Aug. 23, 1862. In order to promote the recruitment of the Massachusetts quota, both of volunteers and of militia, I respectfully recommend that throughout the Commonwealth, and especially in the cities and larger towns, business generally be suspended during the afternoons of the coming week, and that the time and influence of every citizen be given to encouraging enlistments, by the example of his own enrolment, if he is within the prescribed limits of age and health, and if not, by stimulating the patriotism of his neighbors. John A. Andrew. By his excellency the governor. Oliver Warner, secretary of the Commonwealth. In accordance with the above recommendation of his excellency the governor, this store will be closed every afternoon during the present week, at two o'clock.
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Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867 ; Warner, Oliver, 1818-1885 ; United States. Army
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Freemen! Avoid conscription! The undersigned desires to raise a company for the Confederate [S]tates service, and for that purpose I call upon the people of the counties of Jefferson and Hawkins, Tenn., to meet promptly at Russellville, on Saturday, July 19th, 1862, and organize a company. By so doing you will avoid being taken as conscripts, for that act will now be enforced by order of the War Department. Rally, then, my countrymen, to your country's call. S.M. Dennison, of the Confederate States Army. Charleston, Tenn., June 30, 1862.
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Dennison, S. M. ; Confederate States of America. Army
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Head quarters, Peeks-kill, general orders for the army under the command of Brigadier General M’Dougall. : The rank and file of each company will be equally divided among the serjeants …
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United States. Continental Army ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
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Head quarters, Virginia Forces, Staunton, Va. Men of Virginia, to the rescue! Your soil has been invaded by your abolition foes, and we call upon you to rally at once, and drive them back. We want volunteers to march immediately to Grafton and report for duty. Come one! Come all! And render the service due to your state and country. Fly to arms, and succour your brave brothers who are now in the field ... Done by authority. M.G. Harman, Maj. Commd'g at Staunton. J.M. Heck, Lt. Col. Va. Vol. R.E. Cowan, Maj. Va. Vol. May 30, 1861.
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Cowan, R. E. ; Harman, M. G. ; Heck, J. M. ; Confederate States of America. Army
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Head-quarters, New-York, April, 8th 1776. : The general, informs the inhabitants, that it is become absolutely necessary, that all communication, between the ministerial fleet and shore, should be immediately stopped ... Capt. James Alner is appointed inspector ...
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United States. Continental Army ; Alner, James ; Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790
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I [blank] being made a prisoner of war, by the Army of the Thirteen United Colonies in North-America, do promise and engage, on my word and honour, and on the faith of a gentleman, to depart from hence to [blank] in the province of [blank] being the place of my destination, and residence ...
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United States. Continental Army
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Instructions to the officers appointed to recruit in New-York, for the service of the United States of America [copy 1], recto
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United States. Continental Congress ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813 ; Yates, Robert, 1738-1801 ; Harpur, Robert, 1731-1825 ; United States. Continental Army
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Instructions to the officers appointed to recruit in New-York, for the service of the United States of America [copy 1], verso
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United States. Continental Congress ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813 ; Yates, Robert, 1738-1801 ; Harpur, Robert, 1731-1825 ; United States. Continental Army