English and colonial militia et al. in Hampton, province of New Hamphire - 1703
from 'America and West Indies: May 1703, 1-10' Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 21, 1702-1703, pages 394-411:
[The listening experience concludes eight complaints detailed against John Usher, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New Hampshire. Train-bands were unarmed colonial militia units common in seventeenth century New England].
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Cecil Headlam (ed.), 'America and West Indies: May 1703, 1-10' Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 21, 1702-1703, volume 21 (London, 1913), p. 394-411. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1547133635923 accessed: 18 January, 2025
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Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1703 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
British History Online, a digital library created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, includes calendars of state papers in which the listening experience was identified. Calendars are very detailed summaries of documents arranged chronologically, intended as a finding aid. Original documents are often held at the National Archives at Kew.