• Dan Platt's commission
    Dan Platt's commission
Dan Platt's commission
Dan Platt's commission
Dan Platt's commission
Dan Platt's commission

Document - Printed Commissioning for Dan Platts 2nd 1793


1793 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper
Original printed commissioning form naming Dan Platts 2nd (1738-1826) an Ensign in the Connecticut State Militia per order of Samuel Huntington, dated 5/17/1793, framed under glass.  Embossed official seal is included.  Samuel was a signer of the Declaration of Independence (see flic.kr/p/21opYe2); Dan served in the New London area.
On the back of the frame is inscribed the Platt family lineage.
Frame:8 1/4" x 13 3/16", sight: 7 1/2" x 12 3/8"
Donated by Mr. Phillip Platt
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