Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Commission of Gideon Stebbins]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.10.01 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document signed Date: February 14, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 34 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Charles Thomson. Partially printed appointment of Gideon Stebbins to Second Lieutenant in the Army of the United States Colonies. Accompanied by two signed payrolls for militia commanded by Stebbins during Shays' rebellion. The payrolls are dated June 1786 and September 1786. (GLC01412.10.01 + GLC01412.10.02)
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