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THB1781 Revolutionary War NH Broadsheet RUM Army ACT
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American Revolution
Rare 1781 Revolutionary War Four Page Broadside ACT of New Hampshire to Provide "Rum" to the Continental Army
August 31, 1781-Dated Revolutionary War, Broadside titled, "AN ACT for Supplying the Continental Army with Ten Thousand Gallons of West-India RUM.", State of New-Hampshire, Town of "Hillsboro" Copy, Signed in typeset text, "JOHN LANGDON, Speaker" and "M. WEARE, President", Very Fine.
Original Broadside was Printed in Exeter, New Hampshire by Zacharias Fowle, Hand-signed at the bottom of the face page by "John Windell Timothy" at Hillsboro (NH) in receipt. It has 4 printed pages, each measuring 13.5" x 6" (folded). This rare Broadside has choice eye appeal, its full typeset printed on laid period paper with just some fine age tone along the extreme right outer edge and some minor scattered tone spots. This rare Revolutionary War Broadside is detailing each New Hampshire town's proportional share of "rum" required to be provided for the Continental Army. The minimum required was 15 gallons, with most towns having to provide well over that quantity. Titled and introduction reads, in part:
"AN ACT for Supplying the Continental Army with Ten Thousand Gallons of West-India RUM." -- WHERE AS this State is required by CONGRESS to furnish the Continental Army with Ten Thousand Gallons of West-India Rum, and it is necessary that the Same Should be procured and forwarded to the said Army as soon as may be : ... That the said Quantity of Rum be forthwith procured by the several Towns, Parishes and Places within this State, in the Proportion following,..."
The final page at bottom has been Signed in the Printed text, "John Langdon" and "M.(eshech) WEARE". The bottom of the front page it has been Signed in brown ink, "John Windell Timothy." This historic New Hampshire ACT for Continental Army provisions was meant for the town of "Hillsboro" which has been handwritten near the upper right corner. One light fold along with a few minor age spots which hardly detracts from the crisp bright text and excellent laid period paper quality. See: Evans 17253.
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John Langdon served as the first President pro tempore of the Senate, in addition to serving as Governor of New Hampshire. He is considered the most important New Hampshire politician of his era. Meshech Weare was the First Governor of the State (when the office bore the title of "President").
The 1781 Act, formally titled, "AN ACT for Supplying the Continental Army with Ten Thousand Gallons of West-India RUM," was a legislative measure passed by the State of New-Hampshire to meet supply demands from the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War.
The Act was a direct response to a Congressional demand for rum from the state of New Hampshire to help provision the Continental Army. Rum was considered an essential ration and morale booster for soldiers during this period.
This Reovlutionary War document highlights the logistical challenges faced by American forces and the role that individual states played in supporting the war effort through specific legislative acts. 1781 was a critical year in the war, culminating in the decisive Siege of Yorktown in October. The Continental Army frequently struggled with supply issues, leading states to pass various acts to raise men, money, and provisions (like rum) through impressment of supplies if needed, or quotas assigned to towns.
This historic Revolutionary War document (a four-page printed Broadside, is cataloged as Evans 17253). It was printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, and dated August 31, 1781.
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