William Donnison--Massachusetts Militia general orders collection, 1800-1818.
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Massachusetts. Adjutant General's Office
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The post of Adjutant General was established by the Constitution of 1780, which authorized the governor to appoint such an official (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 1, Art 10) While elaborated upon many times by legislation, the fundamental functions of this position have remained constant. In keeping with a governmental perspective in which the civil authority controls the military, the adjutant general serves as executive administrator of the Military Establishment on behalf of the...
Brooks, John, 1752-1825
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Governor of Massachusetts and army officer. From the description of John Brooks papers, 1786-1823. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451608 Physician and Governor of Massachusetts, 1816-1823. From the description of John Brooks documents, 1819-1821, Massachusetts. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34848020 ...
Massachusetts. Militia
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Ten companies comprised the 12th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia: five from Boston, one from North Bridgewater, one from Abington, one from Weymouth, one from Stoughton, and one from Gloucester. After organization was completed, the regiment was ordered to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. Three months later it was sent to Harper's Ferry, Va., where it guarded the upper Potomac as part of Bank's division. From the description of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia records, 1861 [ma...
Sumner, William H. (William Hyslop), 1780-1861
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Entrepreneur William H. Sumner possibly lived in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. From the guide to the Sumner, William H. Letter, 1834, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) From the description of Sumner, William H., Letter, 1834 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 773610220 William Hyslop Sumner (1780-1861) was a Massachusetts attorney, a member of the Massachusetts State Le...
United States. War Department
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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...
Donnison, William, 1757?-1834
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William Donnison, of Boston, fought in the Revolutionary War and was named aid to Massachusetts Governor Hancock in 1786. In 1788 he became adjutant general of the Massachusetts militia, and in 1797 Governor Samuel Adams appointed him judge of Common Pleas, a post he held for 25 years. From the description of Account book, 1810-1822. (Boston College, Law Library). WorldCat record id: 317553709 William Donnison was the adjutant general for the Massachusetts Militia for more t...
