Committee of Safety orders, 1775-1778

Collection Name:

Josiah Bartlett Family Papers, 1710-1937

Title:

Committee of Safety orders, 1775-1778

Creator:

New Hampshire. Committee of Safety

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1940.003

Object ID:

1940.003.002.003

Date:

1775-1778

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 document

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Document from the New Hampshire Committee of Safety in Exeter, NH, providing details on orders received and provided by the Committee between 1775 and 1778. The majority of items detail recruiting and enlisting men in the New Hampshire Service for the preservation of American Liberty, but also includes information on new appointments to the Committee. An appointment on this document dated May 19, 1778 has been mis-dated. The appointment actually happened on May 19, 1775.

Subjects:

Meetings , Soldiers , United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 , Recruiting and enlistment

Locations:

Exeter, NH

People:

Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 , Thornton, Matthew, 1714?-1803 , Whipple, William, 1730-1785 , Folsom, Nathaniel, 1726-1790 , Thompson, Ebenezer

Organizations:

New Hampshire. Committee of Safety

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. John Watt.
Digitization supported by an anonymous donor.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1