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VIRGINIA COMMITTEE OF SAFETY.

In Committee at Hanover-Town, the 21st of September, 1775:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the Commissary, or Contractor, appointed in each District, should provide for the Battalion thereof, under the said appointment, the several articles necessary for their encampment and discipline, described by an Ordinance of Convention as follows, to wit: Tents of the same kind as directed for the Regulars, Kettles, Canteens, Drums, and Fifes; a stand of Colours, with the following motto on one side: "Virginia for Constitutional Liberty;" and on the other side the name of the District.

JOHN PENDLETON, JUN˙,
Clerk to the Committee of Safety.

Details

Title

Order from the Virginia Committee of Safety, directing the Commissary of each District to provide for the Battalion thereof a Flag, with the motto, "Virginia for Constitutional Liberty"

Creator

Virginia, Committee of Safety

Editor

Virginia, Committee of Safety

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-09-21

Recipient

Virginia, Committee of Safety

Presentation Location

Richmond, Virginia, North America

Before Whom

Virginia, Committee of Safety

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: meetings, provincial conventions and assemblies
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment
Military action: military organization and discipline

Document ID

S4-V3-P01-sp16-D0271

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V3

Part

S4-V3-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V3-P01-sp16

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No Copyright - Public Domain

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