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Hello,

I just got it in. I didn't come with any additional information.

Infantine Agere

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Infantino Agere

or Legere :speechless:

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Hello,

I just got in this book on American naval records during the American Revolution. I got this one on abebooks.com for $17.

thanks,

barry

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I got it in and made some pics.

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barry

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Here is a website with some George Washington letters.

Kaller Historical Documents

http://web.mac.com/americagallery/iWeb/His...Washington.html

I got my book in today and its mostly regulars. However it has a nice section on French officers who served under American command.

Freedom Chamberlain

Here are two from PA. I guess our guy is the first one.

Cousin Ben turned in 1780.

He must not have been a very bright fella.

I can't wait to get my book. 35$ at Amazon :jumping:

Hello Rick,

I just ordered a book that list most(90%) of the officers that served in the revolution. I'm hoping that some of these guys will be in it. Here is a little note on the 1778. I think that when Benedict Arnold turned the Congress made all officers take the oath again. I'll have to check the dates on when this took place.

thanks,

barry

Interesting note: The 1776 commission list Mass. as a colony, while 1777/8 list Mass. as a state. Massachusetts officially became a state on 2/6/1788.

This is a military commission from the American Revolution 1778(1775-1783).

STATE of MASSACHUSETTS BAY

The Major Part of the COUNCIL of Massachusetts-Bay, in New England.

To Ephraim Lane Greetings.

You being appointed First Lieutenant of a Company of Matrosses commanded by Seth Lane in the town of Norton in the Brigade of Militia in the County of ? Where of George Godfrey Esq. Is Brigadier. By Virtue of the Power Vested in us, We do by Presents, (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a First Lieutenant in leading, ordering, and exercising said Regiment in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their First Lieutenant and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from The Major part of the Council or your Superior Officers.

GIVEN under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston the Thirtieth Day of July in the Year of Our Lord, 1778.

By the Command of the

Major-Part of the Council.

(Signed)

John Avery

This is a military commission from the American Revolution 1777(1775-1783).

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY

The Major Part of the COUNCIL of Massachusetts-Bay, in New England.

To Edward Proctor Greeting.

You being appointed First Major of the Boston Regiment Where of Jabez Hatch Esq. is Colonel. By Virtue of the Power Vested in us, We do by Presents, (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a First Major in leading, ordering, and exercising said Regiment in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their First Major and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from The Major part of the Council or your Superior Officers.

GIVEN under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston the Eighteenth Day of July in the Year of Our Lord, 1777.

By the Command of the

Major-Part of the Council.

(Signed)

John Avery

This is a military commission from the American Revolution 1776(1775-1783).

COLONY of MASSACHUSETTS BAY

The Major Part of the COUNCIL of Massachusetts-Bay, in New England.

To Mr. Seth Phillips Greeting.

You being appointed Ensign of a Company of Militia in the First Battalion now being raised in the countys [sic] of Plymouth & Bristol where of Simeon Cary Esq. is Colonel & of which Company Freedom Chamberlain is Captain for reinforcing the Continental Army of New York.

By Virtue of the Power Vested in us, We do by Presents, (reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Ensign in leading, ordering, and exercising said Regiment in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Ensign and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from The Major part of the Council or your Superior Officers.

GIVEN under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Watertown the Eighth Day of July in the Year of Our Lord, 1776.

By the Command of the

Major-Part of the Council.

(Signed)

John Lowell

I thought I'd post all my Massachusetts military commissions into one thread. During the American Revolution the years (1775-1778) were fought mainly in the North while (1779-1781) were fought mainly in the South. All I need is one from 1775.

thanks,

barry

This is a military commission from the French & Indian War(1754-1763).

FRANCIS BERNARD, Esq;

Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over His Majesty?s Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, and Vice-Admiral of the Same

(Signed)

Fra Bernard

To Edmund Little Gent. Greeting. By Virtue of the Power and Authority in and His Majesty?s Royal Commission to Me granted to be Captain General, over this His Majesty?s Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid I do by those Presents(reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty Courage and good Conduct) constitute and appoint You the Said Edmund Little to be Captain of the 6th military Company in the town of Newbury, in the Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex, where of Joseph Gerrish is Colonel. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Captain in leading, ordering and exercising said Company in Arms both inferior Officers and Soldiers and to keep them in good Order and Discipline and they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain and you are your self observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from time to time receive from your Colonel, or other your Officers according to military Rules and Discipline, to the Trust reposed in you.

Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Boston, the twenty fifth Day of February In the Second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King GEORGE the THIRD, Annoq; Domini, 1762

By His Excellency?s

Command,

(Signed)

John Cotton

Hello Paul,

The signature is also a copy. A letter such as this by Washington would be way above my pay grade.

thanks,

barry

A lot of digging & searching :D

Letters such as this one would have been copied by a secretary/staff and then sent to various newspapers at the time for printing.

This is a contemporary copy of George Washington's letter to the French Minister Adet. On January 1, 1796, the French Minister gave Washington a tricolor flag of the new Republic. This is what George Washington had to say about the event.

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barry

?Born, sir, in a land of liberty; having early learned its value; having engaged in a perilous conflict to defend it; having, in a word, devoted the best of my life to secure it, a permanent establishment in my own country; my anxious recollections, my sympathetick feelings, and my best wishes are irresistibly excited?I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom. But above all, the events of the French revolution have produced the deepest solicitude as well as the highest admiration. To call your nation?were to pronounce but common praise. Wonderful People!...I rejoice that the product of your toils and of your immense sacrifice is approaching. I rejoice that the interesting revolutionary movements of so many years have issued in the formation of a constitution designed to give permission to the great object for which you have so long embraced with enthusiasm; liberty, of which you have been the invisible defenders, now finds an asylum in the?of a regularly organized government; a government, which being formed to secure the happiness of the French people, corresponds with the ardent wishes of my heart, which it gratifies the pride of every citizen of the United States, but its resemblance of their own. On these glorious events accept, Sir, my sincere congratulations. In delivering to you these sentiments, I express not my own feelings only, but those of my fellow citizens, in relation to the commencement, the prayer, and the issue of the French revolution; and they will cordially join with me in purest wishes to the Supreme being. That the citizens of your sister republic, our magnanimous allies, may soon enjoy, in peace, that Liberty which they have purchased at so great a price, and all the happiness which liberty can bestow??