Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782 [Appointment of John Fiske]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.209.01 Author/Creator: Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782 Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Document signed Date: 6 May 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 17 cm, Width: 22.4 cm Order a Copy
Partially Printed document signed by Cooke as Governor of Rhode Island. Co-signed by Secretary Henry Ward. John Fiske was named a Major in the Second Regiment of militia from the county of Providence. Embossed paper seal with the symbol of Rhode Island the word "Hope" on it. Document is pasted to a piece of heavier paper and the docket is barely visible when viewed through the heavy paper.
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