I think so
I believe you could also pay for a substitute so you could avoid
conscription
old soldiers could be paid to reenlist in this way
Hugh W
On 24 Sep 2007, at 12:23, Lyn Nunn wrote:
I am not quite sure what this is about - if anyone can explain
I'd
appreciate it. I am thinking it is a kind of insurance?
Bristol, June1, 1810
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The Balloting for the Old Militia for some of the Counties
commenced this
day (the 1st of June, 1810), and it is presumed will be general
throughout
the kingdom in all this month.
MILTIA
ALL the men of ENGLAND and WALES, subject to the approaching
MILITIA BALLOT,
are most respectfully informed that they have an opportunity of
becoming
MEMBERS of an INSTITUTION, established in BRISTOL called
THE UNION MILITIA CLUB of England and Wales, in which persons of every
description are admitted.
TERMS VIZ.,
1st. A Subscription of HALF-A-GUINEA will entitle each Person drawn
to serve
and Enrolled, or by Substitute, to a proportion of the Funds of
this Club,
not exceeding Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings.
2d. A Subscription of ONE GUINEA will entitle each Person so drawn
to serve
and Enrolled, or by Substitute, to a proportion of the Funds of
this Club,
not exceeding Twenty-five Pounds.
3d. A Subscription of TWO GUINEAS will entitle each Person so drawn
to serve
and Enrolled, or by Substitute, to a proportion of the Funds of
this Club,
not exceeding Fifty Pounds.
AGENTS in all the principal towns in ENGLAND and WALES are
appointed to
receive Subscriptions for all the Counties in the Kingdom, for
which they
will give each member so entering a Memorandum of receiving such
Subscriptions, which will be transmitted to the Head Office, the
Assembly
Coffee-house, on the Quay, Bristol, for numerical arrangement, when
Certificates will be immediately forwarded by first conveyance, and
for
which One shilling is to be paid to the Secretary.
A. ABBOTT Administratrix to (J.K. ABOOTT, Head Office, the Assembly
Coffee-house on the Quay, Bristol) Secretary: WHO HAS APPOINTED
Messrs.
STUCKEY. LEAN, HART and MANINGFORD, Bankers, Bristol, Treasurers.
N.B. The Directors of this Institution consider it necessary to
observe that
though they do not pledge themselves to pay the several Members of
this
establishment, who may be enrolled, the full sums of Twelve Pounds Ten
Shillings, Twenty-five Pounds, and Fifty Pounds, but only a
proportion of
the funds of the said Club, but they feel great pleasure in stating
that,
from the general received opinion of the success already obtained
(being
convinced that numbers secure the undertaking), have induced them
to extend
the boundaries of this Institution contrary to the practice of
former years,
that by such augmentation they have no doubt but the full sums of
Twelve
Pounds Ten Shillings, Twenty-five Pounds, and Fifty Pounds will be
paid to
the enrolled, and also a considerable division of the Subscription
returned
to the so drawn subscribers.
Lyn Nunn
Brisbane
Australia
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