Description
BROOKS, JOHN. Partly-printed Document Signed, "J. Brooks," as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Massachusetts, a military commission appointing Nathan C. Martin a Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Infantry. Approximately 9 1/2x15 inches; folds, docketed on verso with some bleed-through, seal intact. [Boston], 8 July 1817
Brooks (1752-1825) was a soldier...