[Military commission certificate for William Loud, 1742 February 19].

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[Military commission certificate for William Loud, 1742 February 19].

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Commission appointing William Loud lieutenant of "his Majesty's Snow Prince of Orange". The handwritten document is signed by J[osiah] Willard, Secry, and Governor William Shirley. Includes a note that Wm Loud took the oaths on 19 April 1743 before councellours Wilder and Allen.

1 DS : vellum ; 28 x 30 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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Willard, Josiah, 1681-1756

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Loud, William.

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Massachusetts. Governor (1741-1757 : Shirley)

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Soldier and Loyalist Richard Saltonstall (1732-1785) was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on March 5, 1732, to Richard Saltonstall (1703-1756) and Abigail (Waldron) Saltonstall. He attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. in 1751 and an A.M. in 1754. He received his first commission into the Army of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1754 and served for almost a decade, commanding a regiment in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Saltonstall was also appointed a justice of the peace in 1...