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Definition of Militiamen
1. militiaman [n] - See also: militiaman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Militiamen
Literary usage of Militiamen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the English Poor Law: In Connection with the State of the by George Nicholls, Thomas Mackay (1898)
"France—Provision for families of militiamen—Increase of poor-rates—Contracts for
farming ... for the families of militiamen when called into actual service. ..."
2. The County Lieutenancies and the Army, 1803-1814 by John William Fortescue (1909)
"Giles declared that the militiamen drafted into the Line had cost the country in
bounties £28 a head, or £726000 in all, one-third from general taxation, ..."
3. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... a forged resolve of Congress,* purporting a consignment of power to General
Washington to detain in his army, during the war, all militiamen who have ..."
4. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"militiamen AVOID THE DRAFT. Colonel Peter R. Livingston Submits Bis Complaints
to Governor Clinton. Hermitage 13 June 1778. Dear Govenor, In Obedience to ..."
5. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"SOME PRE-CIVIL WAR IRISH militiamen OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK By WILLIAM HARPER
BENNETT A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives, second Session, ..."
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