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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.526 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Appointment of John Harman as a first lieutenant in the Massachusetts militia |
| Date | 10 May 1776 |
| Author | Massachusetts Bay Council |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Partially printed document countersigned by John Lowell as deputy secretary. Members of the Massachusetts Bay Council also signed, including: James Otis, W. Spooner, Caleb and Thomas Cushing, John Winthrop, B. Chadbourn, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Foster, James Prescott, Elias Taylor, Michael Farley, Jabez Fisher, Moses Gill, B. White, and Dr. Samuel Holten. Harman was appointed a first lieutenant in the 6th company, under Captain Roger Libby, in the 3rd regiment of militia for Cumberland County. Includes a paper seal. |
| Subjects | Militia Revolutionary War Military History |
| People | Otis, James (1725-1783) Lowell, John (1743-1802) 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 |