Dorr, Thomas Wilson (1805-1854) [Commission of Daniel N. Paine as Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment of 2nd brigade of the Rhode Island militia]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04227 Author/Creator: Dorr, Thomas Wilson (1805-1854) Place Written: Rhode Island Type: Printed document signed Date: 5 May 1842 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.5 x 31.4 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed document also signed by Dorr as governor and William H. Smith as secretary. Each use of "his Excellency" were struck and replaced by "Thomas W. Dorr" or "the Governor." The word "Company" was also struck to identify the armed force as a militia. Issued while Dorr was acting illegally as governor at the time of the Dorr rebellion.
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