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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.533 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Appointment of Jedediah Southworth as Massachusetts militia captain |
| Date | 5 February 1776 |
| Author | Massachusetts Bay Council |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Partially printed document signed by Perez Morton as deputy secretary of the council. Other signers include members of the Massachusetts Bay Council: W. Severs, W. Spooner, J. Palmero, John Taylor, Charles Chauncy, Moses Gill, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Forster, Michael Farley, James Prescott, John Winthrop, B. White, Eliad Taylor, Jabez Fisher, and Dr. Samuel Holten. Appoints Southworth a captain in regiment commanded by Colonel Lemuel Robinson "raised by the Colony to reinforce the American Army untill" 1 April 1776. Includes a paper seal. |
| Subjects | Militia Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army |
| People | Morton, Perez (1751-1837) Gill, Moses (1734-1800) Holten, Samuel (1738-1816) |
| Place written | Watertown, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |