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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01492 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1826 |
| Title | Commission of James W. Ripley as Captain in the Fourth Regiment of Artillery |
| Date | 1 June 1826 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Additional authors | Barbour, James (1775-1842) |
| Recipient | Ripley, James W. |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Engraved document signed by Adams as president and countersigned by James Barbour as secretary of war. Includes a paper seal. A note on the side signed by "R. Jones" indicated that it was "Registered Vol: 2 page 59" in the attorney general's office. Ripley later became a general in the Civil War. |
| Subjects | President Military History Artillery Union General |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Barbour, James (1775-1842) Ripley, James W. (James Wolfe) (1794-1870) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |