1774.
, 13th December
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16,000 Men, including 4,284 Marines, were voted for the Year 1775.
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1. Germain Papers, CL. The document is endorsed, "Summary of the / orders given by / the Admiralty / relative to America / 1775," It continues to October 25, 1775, and a second document, which includes the first one and winds up in December, 1775, is also in the Germain Papers.