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![In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NzUvMDEvMDEvaW4tY29tbWl0dGVlLW9mLXNhZmV0eS1jYW1icmlkZ2UtMTc3NS10by1ibGFuay1zaXIteW91LWFyZS1oZXJlYnktZW1wb3dlcmVkLTMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/267/jpg "In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation")
![In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NzUvMDEvMDEvaW4tY29tbWl0dGVlLW9mLXNhZmV0eS1jYW1icmlkZ2UtMTc3NS10by1ibGFuay1zaXIteW91LWFyZS1oZXJlYnktZW1wb3dlcmVkLTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation")
![In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NzUvMDEvMDEvaW4tY29tbWl0dGVlLW9mLXNhZmV0eS1jYW1icmlkZ2UtMTc3NS10by1ibGFuay1zaXIteW91LWFyZS1oZXJlYnktZW1wb3dlcmVkLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation")
![In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NzUvMDEvMDEvaW4tY29tbWl0dGVlLW9mLXNhZmV0eS1jYW1icmlkZ2UtMTc3NS10by1ibGFuay1zaXIteW91LWFyZS1oZXJlYnktZW1wb3dlcmVkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "In committee of Safety, Cambridge. 1775 To [blank] Sir, You are hereby empowered immediately to inlist a company, to consist of 56 able-bodied and effective men, including serjeants, as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the preservation")
![To [blank] Gentlemen. Greeting. You are hereby impowered immediately to enlist a company, to consist of eighty-eight able-bodied and effective men, including non-commissioned officers and privates, as soldiers in the service of this Colony, to d](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvdG8tYmxhbmstZ2VudGxlbWVuLWdyZWV0aW5nLXlvdS1hcmUtaGVyZWJ5LWltcG93ZXJlZC1pbW1lZGlhdGVseS10by1lbmxpc3QtNzVmNjdhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/47/webp "To [blank] Gentlemen. Greeting. You are hereby impowered immediately to enlist a company, to consist of eighty-eight able-bodied and effective men, including non-commissioned officers and privates, as soldiers in the service of this Colony, to d")
![To [blank] Sir, You are hereby impowered immediately to inlist a company to consist of [blank] able bodied and effective men (including officers) as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the defence of the sea coast in this Colony, agreeabl](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvdG8tYmxhbmstc2lyLXlvdS1hcmUtaGVyZWJ5LWltcG93ZXJlZC1pbW1lZGlhdGVseS10by1pbmxpc3QtYS1jb21wYW55LXRvLWNvbnNpc3QtMmUzNDcyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "To [blank] Sir, You are hereby impowered immediately to inlist a company to consist of [blank] able bodied and effective men (including officers) as soldiers in the Massachusetts service, for the defence of the sea coast in this Colony, agreeabl")
