Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819 [Appointment of Simon Elliot as major general]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.448.06 Author/Creator: Strong, Caleb, 1745-1819 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 15 November 1800 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.1 x 38.8 cm. Order a Copy
Appoints Simon Elliot as Major General in the Massachusetts Militia. Elliot had been appointed to the same rank in 1796, which the document mentions. Signed by Caleb Strong as Governor of Massachusetts. Also signed by John Avery as "Secretary." Massachusetts State seal affixed.
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