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1779 Revolutionary War Era Document Signed

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1779 Philadelphia Militia Field Commission For A Captain

April 13, 1779 Revolutionary War Era, Autograph Document Signed, "Wm Henry Lt.," "Richard Humphreys" and "Ephraim Bonham," at Philadelphia, Very Good.
This is an original Field Appointment of Derick Peterson as Captain (Second battalion, City of Philadelphia, as found in the PA war records), 1 page, approximately 8" x 7" and it reads:
"The Inhabitants of your District having neglected to choose a Captain agreable to notice given in the Room of Captain Jonathan Wainright Deceased. We do hereby appoint you Captain of his late company; whereby you are required to Exercise all the Duties of your command according to the Tenor of the Militia Law of this state and you'll have a Commission from the President of the State as soon as may be."
This signer is possibly Richard Humphreys (1750-1832), Philadelphia silversmith, and founder of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest Black university in the United States. It has some torn edges with some paper loss having some archival reinforcement on the reverse, thankfully with the vast majority of boldly written and easily readable text and signatures remain legible and unaffected.




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