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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00993 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Appointment of Thomas Dingley as Massachusetts militia captain |
| Date | 10 May 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 from the Massachusetts Bay Council included: James Otis, W. Spooner, Caleb and Thomas Cushing, B. Chadborn, Moses Gill, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Forster, Michael Farley, James Prescott, John Winthrop, B. White, and Dr. Samuel Holten. Appoints Dingley to the 13th company, in the 2nd regiment of militia from Plymouth County, commanded by Colonel John Cushing. Includes a paper seal. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Government and Civics Military History Militia |
| People | Otis, James (1725-1783) Morton, Perez (1751-1837) Cushing, Thomas (1725-1788) Gill, Moses (1734-1800) Holten, Samuel (1738-1816) |
| Place written | Watertown, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |