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Speech honoring Washington's birth and photograph of President Coolidge, 1931

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Speech honoring Washington's birth and photograph of President Coolidge. Dated 1931. G. Edward Elwell, Jr., the chairman of Washington's Birthday Bicentennial Commission for Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, received this autographed photograph of President…

Seventeenth annual Massachusetts state DeMolay ball flyer, 1956

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Seventeenth annual Massachusetts state DeMolay ball flyer. Dated 1956. This advertisement for the seventeenth annual Massachusetts state DeMolay Ball invites the state's DeMolays to attend this event held at the grand ballroom of the Sheraton Plaza…

Military appointment of Micah Chapman, 1775 August 13

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Document issued by the Council of the Massachusetts-Bay appointing Micah Chapman as captain in the Second Company of Militia, First Regiment, for the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

Dated August 13, 1775, and signed by Perez Morton in his…

Military appointment of Micah Chapman, 1776 April 20

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Document issued by the Council of the Massachusetts-Bay appointing Micah Chapman a captain in the Second Company of Militia, First Regiment, for the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

Dated April 20, 1776, and signed by Perez Morton in his capacity…

Appointment of Micah Chapman as Captain of the Sixth Company for the County of Barnstable, 1781 July 01

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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…

Officer's commission issued to Abel Chapin, 1781 July 1

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In this document, Governor John Hancock commissions Abel Chapin as First Lieutenant of the 1st Hampshire County Regiment, 8th Massachusetts. Signed by John Hancock, Governor and Commander and Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and…

1860 Republican Ticket

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This political broadside lists the 1860 Republican Party ticket for the state of Massachusetts. At the top of the ticket is Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and Vice Presidential candidate Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.

Letter from Grand High Priest Jonathan Gage to King Cyrus Chapter, between 1820 and 1822

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Letter from Grand High Priest Jonathan Gage to King Cyrus Chapter. Dated between 1820 and 1822. In this letter, Grand High Priest Jonathan Gage of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts approves King Cyrus Chapter's decision to proceed with Newburyport…

Handwritten copy of the song "America: My Country 'Tis of Thee," 1832

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A handwritten copy of "America" or "My Country 'Tis of Thee," written by its lyricist Samuel Francis Smith, an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author.

Muster Roll, 1775 September 12

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A muster roll for American Revolutionary War Captain Samuel Leighton's Company in the 30th Regiment of Foot. Dated September 12, 1775.