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Adams, John, 1735-1826 [Appointment of William North as an Adjutant General with the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02516 Author/Creator: Adams, John, 1735-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 17 October 1799 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 50.4 cm, Width: 40.1 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed engraved document signed by John Adams as President and countersigned by Secretary of War James McHenry. Engraved by Thackara & Vallance of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Features two detailed patriotic images. Docket signed by John Caldwell of the War Department.

Adams, John, 1735-1826
McHenry, James, 1753-1816
Thackara & Vallance (Philadelphia, Penn.), fl. 1792

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