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Collection Reference Number GLC01450.616.02
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1776 
Title Appointment of Zibeon Hooker as sergeant
Date 1 January 1776
Author Whitcomb, Asa (1719-1804)  
Document Type Military document
Content Description Appoints Zibeon Hooker a first sergeant in the "Sixth Regiment of the Foot in the Continental Army." Signed by Whitcomb as Colonel in the Continental Army. Partially printed.
Subjects Continental Army  Revolutionary War  Military History  
People Whitcomb, Asa (1719-1804)  Hooker, Zibeon (1752-1840)  
Place written Boston, Massachusetts
Theme The American Revolution
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Asa Whitcomb raised and took command of a regiment in response to the Lexington alarm. Zibeon Hooker enlisted as a drummer fighting at Bunker Hill, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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