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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10002 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0012] January-April 1776 |
| Title | Commission for John Popkins as Captain |
| Date | 4 January 1776 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Additional authors | Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Partially printed document, signed. Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress. Popkins is commissioned to serve as captain in the artillery regiment commanded by Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Congress Continental Congress Artillery Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Continental Army |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) Thomson, Charles (1729-1824) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Popkin, John (fl. 1771-1783) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |