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Source Description
Commission appointing Joseph Barrett Captain Lieutenant of the Foot Company of Concord, Mass. in the regiment of militia commanded by Col. John Flynt. The document, a partially printed form completed by hand, is signed by J[osiah] Willard, Secry, and Governor Jonathan Belcher. Includes seal.
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Document identity
localId
br86bp89s
label
Military commission certificate for Joseph Barrett
core
obj
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photograph
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1
Source metadata
id
br86bp89s
contentType
photograph
stage
normalized
title
Military commission certificate for Joseph Barrett
description
Commission appointing Joseph Barrett Captain Lieutenant of the Foot Company of Concord, Mass. in the regiment of militia commanded by Col. John Flynt. The document, a partially printed form completed by hand, is signed by J[osiah] Willard, Secry, and Governor Jonathan Belcher. Includes seal.
date
["March 6, 1732"]
year
1732
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss 568
creators
Massachusetts. Governor (1730-1741 : Belcher)
Willard, Josiah, 1681-1756
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
Local History Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Barrett, Joseph
Massachusetts--Militia--Appointments and retirements
subjectsGeographic
Concord
Massachusetts
Middlesex (county)
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Documents
genreSpecific
Military commissions
typeOfResource
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Middlesex
city
Concord
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largeImageUrl
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1
source
import
Source extras
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br86bp745
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br86bp75f
schema:latitude
42.45
schema:longitude
-71.3333
extent
1 DS ; 32 x 42 cm.
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no
dcId
br86bp89s
type
photograph
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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