State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, January 20th, 1777 : Whereas it is of the utmost importance, that the army now raising ... should by supplied with blankets ... Resolved, that there be five thousand blankets levied on the several towns and plantations in this state, in the several proportions as expressed in this schedule. .

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• State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, March 15, 1777 : Whereas it is of great consequence to prevent the soldiers ... being retarded on their march, for want of the article of blankets. It is therefore resolved ... that the aforesaid committee apply immediately, each, to the select-men and Committee of Correspondence, of the several towns ... for the blankets they were each required to procure by a resolve of the 24th of January last .
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• State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, March 17th, 1777 : Whereas it is indispensably necessary that the troops raised and raising ... for the Continental Army, should be as soon as possible furnished with good fire arms and accoutrements ... Resolved, that the selectmen of the several towns ... assist any soldier ... belonging to their respective towns ... in procuring the same .
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• State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, June 21, 1779. : Resolved, that the selectmen ... collect from the inhabitants ... or otherwis procure ... a number of shirts, pairs of shoes and pairs of stockings, set and affixed to their respective towns in the following schedule .
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