1839 Reprint Of 1679 Richardson Sermon To MA Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co.

Description: The Necessity of a Well Experienced Soldiery, or, a Christian Commonwealth Ought to be Well Instructed and Experienced in the Military Art. Delivered in a Sermon, upon an Artillery Election, June the 10th, 1675. By John Richardson and reprinted in Boston by J. Howe. 1839, 16 pp, 8.25” x 5.25”, 8vo, softcover pamphlet. As-is, having been bound in, and subsequently disbound from, a larger volume. Binding remnants on spine. Text block split into multiple parts. Light markings and marginalia, along with a stamping on the title page. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce reprint of a 1679 pamphlet regarding the elections of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. By John Richardson, a resident of Newbury. Charted in 1638 as a volunteer militia and training organization, it is the oldest chartered military organization in the United States and the third oldest in the world. Due to military modernization and the creation of the United States and Massachusetts National Guard, the Company shifted to historic preservation by the turn of the 20th Century, although it remains the ceremonial honor guard of the Governor of Massachusetts. COLPAP-1248

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