General Knox certifies the military service of Elias Parker
Document 1789Certificate of Capt Elias Parker.
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[Certificate for
Capt Lias Parker
this 3 day March
1789 –]
This is to certify that [strikethrough: Lieut] [undecipherable]
[strikethrough: with the rank of]
Lias Parker served in the artillery
under my command, and that
[demeaned] himself a good Officer
on all occasions – In the year
[strikethrough: he was] at his own [request]
– on the [representation] of obtaining [undecipherable]
rank he was honoured [?] the
Infantry of the line of Massachusetts
Given in New York
this 3 day of March 1789
Knox
Type
Autograph Document Signed
Description
Certificate of Capt Elias Parker.
Date
03/03/1789
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789030300001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Capt. Elias Parker
Notable locations
Massachussetts
New York
Notable items
certify
served in the artillery under my command
good officer on all occassions
rank
transferred to the infantry of the line of Massachussetts