COMMONWEALTH |
By His EXCELLENCY |
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John Hancock, Esq. |
MASSACHUSETTS |
GOVERNOUR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF |
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MASSACHUSETTS. |
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TO Isaac Ambercrombie Gentleman --------------GREETING |
John Hancock |
YOU being appointed Ensign of a Company in the third
Regiment
first Brigade and fourth Division of Militia in this Commonwealth, --
comprehending the County of Hampshire--------
By Virtue of the Power vested in me, I do by these Presents, (reposing
special
Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct) Com-
mission you accordingly.--You are therefore carefully, and diligently
to dis-
charge the duty of an Ensign in leading, ordering, and exercising
said
Company in Arms, both inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to
keep
them in good Order and Discipline : And they are hereby commanded to
obey you, as their Ensign and you are yourself to observe and
follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from Time to Time receive
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GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Commonwealth,
the fifteenth
Day of April --- in the Year of our LORD, 1788,
and of the Independence
of the United States of AMERICA, the Twelfth
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By His Excellency's Command, |
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John Avery junSecy |
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At the time of this commission to Ensign of Isaac Abercrombie, he was 29 years old and a resident of Pelham, Massachusetts. As Ensign, he was charged with leading, ordering, and exercising his Company in Arms. This commission is a standard government form. The year is 1788, and "of the Independence of the United States of AMERICA, the Twelfth."
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Military Commission of Isaac Abercrombie
creator John Hancock (1737-1793) |
author John Avery |
date Apr 15, 1788 |
location Boston, Massachusetts |
width 15.5" |
height 12.75" |
process/materials printed paper, ink with manuscript |
item type Legal Documents/Appointment/Discharge |
accession # #L04.035 |
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