GOVERNOR CALEB STRONG - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/26/1806 - HFSID 251264
Price: $500.00
CALEB STRONG
The Governor of Massachusetts signed this document that appointed William
Barry to the military office of ensign
Document Signed: "Caleb Strong" as Governor of Massachusetts. One page.
15¼x9¾. Boston, Massachusetts. Dated May 26, 1806. Countersigned: "Jon.
L. Austin" Secretary. Appointment of William Barry as "Ensign of a Company of
Infantry in the Legionary Brigade First Division of the Militia of this
Commonwealth”. Caleb Strong (1745-1819), one of his state's first two U.S.
Senators (1789-1796), served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1800-1807
and 1812-1816. In his first seven one-year terms, Governor Strong concentrated
on creating a penitentiary system and restructuring the Commonwealth's court
system. Strong's later four one-year terms were highlighted by his refusal to
release the Commonwealth's militia for service against Great Britain in the
War of 1812. Governor Strong opposed the war, and as a framer of the U.S.
Constitution he argued that governors have the prerogative to determine how
and when their militias will be deployed. This militia appointment by Strong
is historically appropriate. Fragile. Folds to not touch signature but show
½-inch separations at blank margins. Lightly soiled. Some pinhead-size holes at
cross folds. ½-inch slit at blank horizontal fold between 2 lines of text. Two
nailhead-size soil stains at "C" and "St" of signature. Fine, 3-inch seal.
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