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Resolved, That the following be the form of an Inlistment and Beating Orders for raising one hundred Men, to be stationed on Martha' s Vineyard, viz:
We, whose names are hereto subscribed, do severally inlist ourselves into the service of the Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay, on the sea-coast establishment, to continue in the said service until the last day of December next, unless sooner discharged; and we severally promise to furnish ourselves with a good firearm and bayonet fitted thereto, if possible, and also a cartouch-box and blanket; and, when inlisted, we promise to march to Martha' s Vineyard, for the defence of, that Island, and be subject to the command of the officers which are or may be appointed over us by the General Court.
"Dated the day of , 1776."
To ˙˙˙, Gentleman, greeting:
"You are hereby empowered and directed to inlist a Company, to consist of ninety-seven Men, including Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, to serve on the Island of Martha' s Vineyard; and when so inlisted to cause them to pass muster before Major Joseph Dimmock, who is hereby ordered to muster them accordingly; and when mustered, you are to march said men immediately to said Martha' s Vineyard, for the defence of that Island, to be under the field command of Major Barachiah Basset."
Form of Inlistment for Raising One Hundred Men, to be Stationed at Martha' s Vineyard
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