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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01412.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Certificate of appointment to rank of major general |
| Date | 24 June 1782 |
| Author | Hanson, John (1715-1783) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Partially printed document appointing William Heath to Major General in the Continental Army (Heath was previously a Major General of only Massachusetts troops and Brigadier General in the Continental Army). Signed by John Hanson as President of the Continental Congress and countersigned by Benjamin Lincoln as Secretary of War. Marked "No. 1" at the top above an embossed paper seal of the Department of War. |
| Subjects | Continental Army Continental Congress Congress Military History Revolutionary War |
| People | Hanson, John (1715-1783) Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |