Volunteers. I agree to inrol myself as a volunteer in the Army.....

Letter of enrollment as a volunteer in the British militia. It indicates the volunteer occupation, height, age and place of residence. The British government had no choice, in view of Napoleon's avowed determination to invade the United Kingdom, but to rely on the patriotism of the people through a volunteer movement. During 1803, George III government's call for volunteers to resist an invasion was met with a massive response. Printed on Inverness.

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