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Revolutionary War Military DS 1776

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Revolutionary War Military DS 1776
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Revolutionary War document signed, dated 23 March 1776. Here, the Massachusetts Bay Military Commission appoints Noah Whitman as ''Second Lieutenant of the Sixth Company of the third Regiment of Militia in the County of Plymouth whereof Edward Mitchell Esq. is Colonel.'' Document is signed by 15 members of the Council of Massachusetts Bay, including Walter Spooner, Charles Chauncey, famed clergyman John Taylor and General John Whitcomb, among others. Countersigned by Perez Morton, Deputy Secretary, on behalf of the Major Part of the Council. Document includes original blindstamped seal on upper left corner and an endorsement signed in the lower right corner by Lt. Col. David Jones and Maj. Eliphat Cary, indicating that Whitman appeared before them ''and took the oath required to Qualifie him for the Trust Reposed in him.'' Document, measuring 15'' x 12.5'', has minor foxing and folds throughout, with central fold separated and archivally restored. The clerk who filled out this commission has inked out the printed date ''in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third, Anno Domini, 1776'' and replaced it with ''In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Six.'' Overall very good condition.