Partly-printed DS, one page, 16 x 12.75, March 25, 1789. As governor of Massachusetts, John Hancock appoints Samuel Gulliver as "Ensign of a Company in the Sixth Regiment and first Division of the militia of this Commonwealth, comprehending the County of Suffolk." Neatly signed on the left side by John Hancock, and countersigned by John Avery as secretary. Endorsed on the reverse by Jacob Gill as lieutenant colonel. The official seal affixed to the upper left is intact. In very good to fine condition, with professional restoration to fold splits and small areas of paper loss.
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