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Title: Extract of a letter from Baltimore, December 13, 1774
ID3869
CollectionIrish Emigration Database
File1771-80/19
Year1775
Senderunknown
Sender Gendermale
Sender Occupationunknown
Sender Religionunknown
OriginBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Destinationunknown
Recipientunknown
Recipient Genderunknown
Relationshipre colonists in North America
SourceThe Belfast News-letter, Friday 3 to Tuesday 7 February 1775.
ArchiveThe Central Library, Belfast
Doc. No.1200310
Date03/02/1775
Partial Date
Doc. TypeEMG
LogDocument added by LT, 19:12:00.
Word Count68
Genre
Note
TranscriptExtract of a letter from Baltimore,
dated 13th December last.
"...Every man capable of bearing arms from 16 to 50
is obliged to turn out and learn his exercise, and if
necessity requires are to march in four hours warning.
There is to be a poll-tax of five shillings per head
on all taxables, to buy ammunition, &c. all America
will be formed into a militia. I can assure you we are
likely to have very troublesome times...."