Browse Items (1 total) Subject is exactly "United States. Continental Army. Massachusetts Regiment, 8th -- Officers. " Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added Officer's commission issued to Abel Chapin, 1781 July 1 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…