Appointment of Micah Chapman as Captain of the Sixth Company of Barnstable county, 1781 July 1

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Title

Appointment of Micah Chapman as Captain of the Sixth Company of Barnstable county, 1781 July 1

Description

Document, dated July 1, 1781, appointing Micah Chapman as "Captain of the Sixth Company in the first Regiment of Militia in the County of Barnstable whereof Enoch Hallet, Esqr is Colonel."

Signed by John Hancock in his capacity as Governor and Commander and Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
USM 001.045

Date

1781 07 01

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A1983/011/1

Extent

1 item ; 26 x 35 cm.

Provenance

Gift of Whitfield Johnson.

Citation

Massachusetts. Governor (1780-1785 : Hancock), “Appointment of Micah Chapman as Captain of the Sixth Company of Barnstable county, 1781 July 1,” digitalVGW, accessed May 4, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/643.