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    <unittitle>144th Regiment Militia (Va.) Order Book</unittitle>
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      <corpname rules="aacr" source="ingest">Virginia. Militia. Regiment, 144th</corpname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" certainty="inferred" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1834/1843" type="inclusive">1834-1843</unitdate>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_f7c310ee31bd79c68af6853b3c5e7d0a">The collection is in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  </p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], 144th Regiment, Virginia Militia Order Book, WLU Coll. 0401, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA<p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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<p>This order book contains information about the members and actions of the Virginia Militia's 144th regiment of Rockbridge County between 1834 and 1843.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <subject source="fast">Military orders</subject>
    <geogname source="fast">Virginia</geogname>
    <subject source="fast">Militia</subject>
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