"At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut...," August 13, 1777
THF734869 / "At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut...," August 13, 1777
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Artifact Overview
Printed broadsides were used to distributed news and information quickly during the Revolutionary War era. This broadside from 1777 announced that the governor and general assembly of Connecticut had ordered two militia battalions to be formed and sent to support the Continental Army. Many of these men would march to New York and help defeat the British in the Battles of Saratoga.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
13 August 1777
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.144.511
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 13.375 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
front, top:
At a General Assembly of the GOVERNOR, and COM-PANY of the STATE of CONNECTICUT, holden at HARTFORD, by special order of his Excellency the Governor, on the 13th Day, of August A.D. 1777.
front, middle:
RESOLVED by this Assembly, That two Battalions, consisting of 728 men each, (Officers included) of the Militia of this State, be ordered to march with the utmost Expedition, to join, and assist the Continental Army in the Northern department. [...]
front, bottom:
A true Copy of Record, Examin'd, by GEORGE WYLLYS, Sec'ry. / HARTFORD: Printed by EBENEZER WATSON.
back, center:
To Capt. Elijiah Backus / Norwich
back, lower right corner, now appears upside down:
The Assembleyy ending 13th Augst. 1777 to send men to the northern army
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