Massachusetts Bay Council [Commission of Joseph North as Colonel in 2nd Regiment of Massachusetts militia from Lincoln County]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.25 Author/Creator: Massachusetts Bay Council Place Written: Watertown, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 14 February 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33.3 x 41.8 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed document signed Perez Morton as deputy secretary of the council. Signers from the Massachusetts Bay Council include: W. Severs, W. Spooner, John Winthrop, Thomas Cushing, Moses Gill, John Whitcomb, James Prescott, Eliad Taylor, Michael Farley, Jabez Fisher, B. White, John Taylor, J. Palmero, B. Greenleaf, and Dr. Samuel Holten. A manuscript note on the verso indicates that North took the oath of service required by the appointment, witnessed by Wiliam Howard and [C. Dalteg]. Also signed on verso by Hannah E. North and William H. Bridge. Includes a paper seal.
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