- 957
Massachusetts-Bay
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, January 25, 1777. Resolved, That the commanding Officer of every Regiment of Militia in this State ... n.p., n.d. [Boston: Benjamin Edes, 1777]
Broadside (14 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.; 362 x 222 mm); formerly folded, soiled at creases, a few small edge stains. Red half-morocco clamshell box.
Broadside (14 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.; 362 x 222 mm); formerly folded, soiled at creases, a few small edge stains. Red half-morocco clamshell box.
Literature
Evans 15425; Ford 2074
Condition
formerly folded, soiled at creases, a few small edge stains.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Order to muster the militia, a rare broadside.
"The Perseverance of Britain in her Attempts to subjugate the Free States of America to an unconditional Submission to their arbitrary Impositions, demand a vigorous Perserverance in the Inhabitants of these States, to frustrate the barbarous Design ... " The Massachusetts General Court (or House of Representatives), resolves that every regiment of militia in the State be mustered, one seventh part of all male inhabitants, sixteen years and older, will complete the State's quota, these inhabitants being all persons who have resided in the State for three months. The order is signed, in type, by Samuel Freeman (speaker), and John Avery (deputy secretary).