Certification of Thomas Cushing as a Captain
Document 1787Certification that Thomas Humphrey Cushing, Captain Lieutenant in the late Continental Army, is entitled to claim the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts line of that Army from October 12th 1782 forward and should be commissioned by the Secretary of War accordingly.
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[Certificates from the [undecipherable] of Massachusetts —]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Certification that Thomas Humphrey Cushing, Captain Lieutenant in the late Continental Army, is entitled to claim the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts line of that Army from October 12th 1782 forward and should be commissioned by the Secretary of War accordingly.
Date
10/30/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Secretary's Office, Boston
Collection
Document number
1787103090001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Avery, Secretary
Secretary of War [Henry Knox]
Notable locations
Secretary's Office, Boston