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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02542.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of the North Family |
| Title | Appointment of William North as captain of 9th Massachusetts |
| Date | 16 September 1782 |
| Author | Hanson, John (1715-1783) |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Continental Army Continental Congress Military History Congress Government and Civics American Statesmen |
| People | North, William (1755-1836) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | North was a Senator from New York, May -August 1798. Made Brigadier General in Provisional Army under Alexander Hamilton, 1798-1800. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |