Scope and Content: Faced with the necessity of organizing the state’s response to military hostilities with Britain, the General Assembly of Massachusetts mandated the creation of the Board of War.  The board was charged with administering the conduct of the war effort on behalf of Massachusetts.  Once hostilities had abated, the legislature arranged for the dissolution of the board.
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