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

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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message help with genealogy, family and local history in Bristol and district. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks main blog GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

See: http://www.angelfire.com/ga/BobSanders/GMILITIA.html for a "Short History" of the Glamorgan Militia and http://www.hertsfhs.org.uk/hfphs26.html for a general discussion of UK militia and ballots. The "ballot" sounds like what we in the US call a "draft". The is the same as the hiring of a "substitute" by my gg-uncle at the time of the US Civil War aka War Between the States. The overall scheme described sounds like a lottery; you got the money of you were inducted into the militia. It would compensate for loss of income while in service or allow you the funds to buy a substitute. A footnote about the gg-uncle. His substitute was killed in action and he supported the substitute's widow and family. I gather this was unusual. My great-grandfather did not let this lessen his disapproval of the substitution. Bill Evans 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 > > > >