{"product_id":"new-hampshire-militia-37th-regiment-antique-military-ledger-aroostook-war-era","title":"New Hampshire Militia 37th Regiment Antique Military Ledger Aroostook War Era","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eDetailed hand-written military ledger documenting the activity of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003e37th Regiment, Sixth Brigade of the New Hampshire Militia\u003c\/b\u003e. Covering a 27-year span, this manuscript serves as an exhaustive census of the fighting-age men and military readiness of central New Hampshire in the early 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe volume includes hundreds of pages of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMuster Rolls:\u003c\/b\u003e List of names, ranks, and dates of service for local companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEquipment Inventories:\u003c\/b\u003e Detailed records of \"arms and accoutrements,\" including muskets, bayonets, flints, and iron rods, providing insight into the transition from flintlock to percussion systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeneral \u0026amp; Special Orders:\u003c\/b\u003e Handwritten directives from the Governor and Adjutant General regarding training exercises and the appointment of officers such as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"157\"\u003eCol. Otis Barney\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"178\"\u003eAdjutant Abraham Pushee\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFinancial Accounts:\u003c\/b\u003e Records of fines levied for \"non-appearance\" at musters, a vital look into the civic life and discipline of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e This ledger captures the final decades of the traditional \"citizen-soldier\" militia system. It covers the logistical preparations for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"163\"\u003eAroostook War\u003c\/b\u003e and the early stages of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"205\"\u003eMexican-American War\u003c\/b\u003e period. For historians of New Hampshire or genealogy researchers, this may be an un-mined resource of local names and military lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eBook measures 7.5 x 11.5 inches, with \u003cstrong\u003e14\u003c\/strong\u003e full fold out muster roll documents'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eGood to fair condition, with detached front cover board, heavy wear to covers and spine, some fold tears to rolls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003ePlease see images\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MKJR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43913681174593,"sku":"IF_51C0A3DC","price":2749.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/0993\/files\/147131194717-7.jpg?v=1778036761","url":"https:\/\/ephemerafinds.com\/products\/new-hampshire-militia-37th-regiment-antique-military-ledger-aroostook-war-era","provider":"Ephemera Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}