Notice to officers and soldiers of the first, second, and third New Hampshire regiments, 1778 February 17
- Collection Name:
- Ephemera Collection - Military, to 1800
- Title:
- Notice to officers and soldiers of the first, second, and third New Hampshire regiments, 1778 February 17
- Creator:
- Langdon, John, 1741-1819
Poor, Enoch, 1736-1780
Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786 - Accession / Call Number:
- 2014.504
- Object ID:
- 2014.504
- Date:
- 1778/02/17
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 item
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Advertisement to soldiers of the First, Second, and Third New Hampshire Regiments who have deserted or not returned to their regiments dated January 21, 1778 and issued by Enoch Poor, Brigadier General of the Continental Army. The advertisement grants those men pardon on the condition that they return to their Regiments by March 1778. The second half of the document is issued by the Meshech Weare as President and John Langdon as Speaker of the New Hampshire state assembly that Exeter would be the place of rendezvous for the soldiers.
- Locations:
- Exeter, NH
Valley Forge, PA - People:
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 , Langdon, John, 1741-1819 , Poor, Enoch, 1736-1780 , Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786
- Organizations:
- United States. Continental Army. New Hampshire Regiment, 1st
United States. Continental Army. New Hampshire Regiment, 2nd
United States. Continental Army. New Hampshire Regiment, 3rd - 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:
- Digitization supported by Charles G. Douglass, III and Debra M. Douglas.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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