• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: In Council, May 24, 1808 : His Excellency the governor laid before the Council sundry papers from Major-General Sewall and Brigadier-General Chandler, touching the formation of several new regiments in the Eighth Division ... The Council thereupon advise the governor to issue his orders for forming three new regiments ... as recommended by Major-General Sewall; which is as follows, viz
  • Contributor: Austin, Jonathan Loring [Other]; Donnison, William [Other]; Page, John Odlin [Other]
  • Corporation: Massachusetts, Council ; Massachusetts, Militia
  • imprint: [Augusta, Me]: s.n, 1808
  • Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text)
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Maine History, Military ; Maine Militia ; Massachusetts Militia
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  • Footnote: "In Council, May 24, 1808.--The above report was read and accepted. Copy, attest. Jona. L. Austin, secretary
    Followed by: General orders. Head-quarters at Boston, May 24, 1808. The commander in chief having approved of the foregoing advice of the Council, orders that the same be established. ... William Donnison, adj. general [and] Division orders. Eighth Division.--Augusta, June 8, 1808. Pursuant to the foregoing orders, and to carry the new arrangement of the 8th Division into effect ... By order of Major-General Sewall, John O. Page, aid-de-camp
    Shaw & Shoemaker, 15518