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Military commission from Governor William Shirley to Joshua Davis.
military commissions
Permission
Commission
Commission
Davis, Joshua
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),
Unknown
14 3/8 x 18 1/2 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann
1942.1817
Massachusetts (United States)
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