Commissions of Richard Saltonstall as Colonel in the Provincial Army of Massachusetts, issued by Governors William Shirley, Thomas Pownall, and Francis Bernard,
These three Commissions to the Provincial Army were issued to Richard Saltonstall in 1754, 1760, and 1762; each was issued by a different Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The first commission, issued on June 6, 1754, appoints Saltonstall "Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Militia...
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| Language: | English |
| Series: | Collections of the Harvard University Archives Personal archives.
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| Summary: | These three Commissions to the Provincial Army were issued to Richard Saltonstall in 1754, 1760, and 1762; each was issued by a different Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The first commission, issued on June 6, 1754, appoints Saltonstall "Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex, & Captain of the first Foot-Company in the Town of Haverhill." It is signed by Governor William Shirley and Secretary Josiah Willard. The second commission was issued on March 5, 1760 and appoints Saltonstall "to be Lieutenant Colonel of the fourth Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex [...] and Captain of the first Military Company of Foot in the Town of Haverhill." It is signed by Governor Thomas Pownall and Secretary Andrew Oliver. The third commission, issued on March 4, 1762, appoints him "to be Colonel of a Regiment of Foot [...] to be employed in his Majesty's Service under the Commander in Chief of his Majesty's forces in North America." This commission is signed by Governor Francis Bernard (directly under his seal) and by Secretary John Cotton |
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| Item Description: | Formerly classified as "HU 337 PF" and stored in a folder labeled "HUD 100 PF." Gift of Robert Saltonstall Ward, January 9, 1934 The upper-left corner of each of the three parchment documents holds the wax and paper seal of the respective Governor issuing the commission. Each Governor had his own distinctive seal Title supplied by cataloger |
| Physical Description: | .19 cubic feet (3 documents) |
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