Hanson, John, 1715-1783 [Appointment of William North as captain of 9th Massachusetts]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.09 Author/Creator: Hanson, John, 1715-1783 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 16 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 19.9 x 31.7 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Hanson as President of Congress and countersigned by Benjamin Lincoln as Secretary of War. Document is official notification of William North's appointment as captain in the 9th Massachusetts Regiment. Says he is accorded the rank from the 10 May 1777. Includes embossed paper seal at top corner.
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