Nathaniel Poor autograph letter signed, 1812 Apr. 21.

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Nathaniel Poor autograph letter signed, 1812 Apr. 21.

Autograph letter signed from Nathaniel Poor, of Brunswick, Me., to William Donnison, Adjutant General, concerning the illegal election of a captain in the Maine Militia (at the time the Massachusetts Militia).

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Maine. Militia

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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...

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...

Poor, Nathaniel

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Resident of Brunswick, Me. From the description of Nathaniel Poor autograph letter signed, 1812 Apr. 21. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71058118 Books are thought to have belonged to Nathaniel Poor, probably of Andover, Mass. From the description of [Account books]. 1817-1824. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 49934042 ...