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Wilson, Nathaniel, fl. 1776 [Order to attend a meeting]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.207 Author/Creator: Wilson, Nathaniel, fl. 1776 Place Written: Falmouth Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 25 November 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Orders the recipient to "repair to the parade by the meeting house" at the specified time and date, in accordance with an act of the General Court. Document co-signed by John Waite and John Johnson. The three men sign as the Selectmen of Falmouth.

Waite, John, fl. 1776
Wilson, Nathaniel, fl. 1776
Johnson, John, fl. 1776

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