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New York Revolutionary War "Home Guard" is Organized "to quell all insurrections and other disturbances" July 1777
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July 10, 1777-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Rare Manuscript Document, Organizing an Informal Home Guard to Defend the Districts of Coxsackie and Great Imbought, About Fine.
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Important Handwritten Document Signed, Philip Conine, as Chairman for the Committee. Philip Conine was a member of the Albany County Committee of Safety, and a Lieutenant in Colonel James Clinton's 3rd Regiment. Here, the citizens of Coxsackie and Great Imbought have organized an informal home guard to protect the area, because all the able-bodied men were already serving in the militia. This 1 page, 12.5" x 7.5" Document is in nice condition and easily readable with some damp stains at the top and burn areas in the bottom margin (not affecting the content), with a .5" tear in the top margin, and old repairs on the back. This Document reads, in part:
"Whereas on the requisition of General Schuyler the militia of the districts of Coxsackie and the Great Imbought are called to actual service by reason whereof the committees of the said districts do suppose the greatest part of the inhabitants of the said districts will be from home and none remaining but those not enrolled and otherwise exempted from militia service which said persons may and by the said committees are supposed willing to do for the public good and safety all what may be in their power ... have thought proper to appoint in each beat of the said districts one discreet person to take the command and management of the same under the direction ... if present during the absence of the militia in case of any insurrection or other disturbance which may happen- Resolved that Robert Van Den Bergh be the person to take the command in the first beat, that Arent Van Schack be the person in the second beat, that Henry Oouthaudt be the person in the third beat, that Ghosen Van Bergen be the person in the fourth heat, and that Chosen Van Schack be the person in the fifth beat or company- Resolved further that the aforesaid persons and hereby are required as soon as possible to cause all such persons not enrolled and exempted from militia service by age or otherwise as aforesaid in each different to be warned to hold themselves in readiness, provided with arms and accoutrements (sic) to repair to such place of rendezvous as the aforesaid persons in each beat shall appoint to quell all insurrections and other disturbances that may happen during the absence of the militia that in ease of any alarms insurrection or other disturbance the persons above appointed do call or cause to be called the Chairman of Coxsackie District for such ammunition as may be wanted and that they also do acquaint the inhabitants that ammunition in such case will be provided for them."
Docketing on the back indicates that this document was, "For Mr. Robert Van Den Bergh," and appears retained from his personal files. An unusual and very rare Revolutionary War document, regarding local communities organizing to defend themselves when their local Militia was called away for War. |
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