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John Taylor Gilman signed New Hampshire military commission appointing Timothy Hills as Captain of the Seventeenth Company in the Volunteer Corps of Infantry, organized pursuant to an Act of the General Court approved December 17, 1812, for service in the State of New Hampshire during the War of 1812. Dated October 28, 1814, the commission is signed by Governor John Taylor Gilman and countersigned by Samuel H. Kimball as Deputy Secretary. The document retains its embossed state seal and includes a manuscript certification recording Hills's oath of allegiance and oath of office before Charles Gile, Justice of the Peace, on November 24, 1814. Approximately 14.5 x 12 inches.

Good to very good condition with expected age toning, intersecting fold lines scattered foxing, and light handling wear. The embossed state seal remains well preserved, and the signatures are bold and clear. A few minor stains and spots are present, consistent with age.

John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828) was the brother of Founding Father Nicholas Gilman, merchant, and statesman who served as Governor of New Hampshire for fourteen one-year terms between 1794 and 1816. During the War of 1812, he directed New Hampshire's military preparedness and oversaw the organization of volunteer and militia forces in support of the national war effort. Gilman was a delegate to the New Hampshire convention that ratified the United States Constitution in 1788 and remained one of the state's most influential political leaders during the early republic.

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Reference sku: 11669 1417091-1