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Military commissions

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Heber Stone military commission

00-2010-32-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-32-0
Scope and Contents

A brigade order appointing Heber Stone, as Brigade Major of the 6th Brigade. Signed at Litchfield by Timothy Skinner, Brigadeer General.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1794 Jul 9

Henry W. Wessels military commission

00-2009-72-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2009-72-0
Scope and Contents

Military Commisssion to Henry W. Wessels appointing him to be Lieutenant of the First Company of the 16th Regiment of Militia. Signed by Gideon Tomlinson, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in and over the State of Connecticut and by Thomas Day, Secretary. Given on 20 May 1828 at New Haven, Conn.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1828 Apr 8; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/2010

Whiting Family papers

00-1954-43-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1954-43-0
Scope and Contents

Whiting family papers, particularly Jason Whiting, including deeds, military commissions, and letters.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1758-1832; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1954

Samuel Wright papers

1953-26-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1953-26-0
Scope and Contents The papers of Samuel Wright (1789-1875) of Litchfield, Conn., including correspondence, deeds, financial records, legal documents, records related to the militia, and tax collection documents. Samuel Wright was the son of Jonathan Wright (1745/46-1836) and his third wife, Thankful Landon (1757?-1831), who was the widow of Benjamin Gibbs. Jonathan's first wife was Leah Bissell (1747?-1782). Many of the deeds in the papers relate to land transactions involving his wives' families. Samuel...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1767-1877; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1953