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<h4><strong>Recto</strong></h4>
<p style="text-align:center;">THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY FOR THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA</p>
<br /><p>To George Givins, Gent</p>
<br /><p>BY Virtue of the Power and Authority invested in us, by the Delegates and Representatives of the several Counties and Corporations in General Convention assembled, we, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Fidelity, Courage, and good Conduct, do, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be a Captain of the Militia of the County of Botetourt ; and you are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Trust reposed in you, by disciplining all Officers and Soldiers under your Command. And we do hereby require them to obey you, as their Captain . And you are to observe and follow all such Orders and Directions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Convention, the Committee of Safety for the Time being, or any superiour Officers, according to the Rules and Regulations established by the Convention.</p>
<br /><p>GIVEN under our Hands, at Williamsburg This<br />14<sup>th</sup> Day of May - ANNO DOMINI 1776.</p>
<br /><p style="text-align:right;">Dudley Digges<br />P. Carrington<br />J<sup>s</sup>. Mercer<br />Thos. Lud: Lee<br />W: Cabell<br />Thomas Walker</p>
<br /><h4>Verso</h4>
<br /><p>Capt. Geo. Givins May 1776<br />Sworn in before the Committee<br />D May</p>
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Virginia. Committee of Safety
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George Givens militia commission, 1776 May 14
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1776-05-14
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George Givens was born in Orange County, Virginia in 1740. At some point, he moved his family to Botetourt County. He had served as a lieutenant in Lord Dunmore's War and was at the Battle of Point Pleasant. For his service in the Revolution, Givens was awarded 400 hundred acres of land in Lincoln County. He died in Kentucky in 1825.
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MS1984.1
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Givens, George, 1740-1825
Virginia. Militia
Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Military commissions
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Cabell, William, 1730-1798
Carrington, Paul, 1733-1818
Digges, Dudley, 1718-1790
Lee, Thomas Ludwell, 1730-1778
May, David
Mercer, James, 1736-1793
Walker, Thomas, 1715-1794
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<h5>Recto</h5>
<p>Robert Dinwiddie, Esq<sup>r</sup>; His Majesty's Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Chief of the<br />Colony & Dominion Virginia -</p>
<p>To Daniel Park Custus Esq<sup>r</sup>:</p>
<p>By Virtue of the Authority and Power to me given by His Majesty, as Commander in Chief<br />of this HIs Colony and Dominion , I, reposing special Trust & Confidence in Your Loyalty, Courage & Conduct, do<br />hereby constitute and appoint you the said Daniel Park Custus to be Lieutenant of the County of New Kent<br />& Chief Commander of His Majesty's Militia, Horse and Foot, in the said County of New Kent - And I do give<br />unto you full Power and Authority, to Command, Levy, Arm, and Muster, all Persons which are or shall be<br />liable to be levied & listed in the said County. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of<br />Lieutenant and Chief Commander of the Militia, by doing & performing all, and all Manner of Things therewith<br />belonging, particularly by taking Care that the said Militia be well provided with Arms and Ammunition as<br />the Laws of this Colony directs : And that all Officers & Soldiers be duly exercised and kept in good Order and<br />Dicipline. And in Case of any sudden Disturbance or Invasion, I do likewise impower you to raise, order,<br />and march, all, or such Part of the Militia, as to you shall seem meet, for resisting and subduing the<br />Enemy ; And I do hereby command all the Officers and Soldiers of His Majesty's Militia, in the said County,<br />to obey you as their Lieutenant, or Chief Commander, and you are to observe and follow such Orders<br />and Directions, from Time to TIme, as you shall receive from me, or the Commander in Chief of this<br />Colony for the Time being, or from any other your Superior Officer, according to the Rules and Dicipline of War.</p>
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Daniel Parke Custis militia commission, 1754 December 13
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<p>Commission appointing Daniel Parke Custis Lieutenant and commander of milita for New Kent County, Virginia. The commission is signed by Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie, dated December 13, 1754.</p>
<p>Custis was a wealthy planter and politician who owned several properties including one in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was the first husband of Martha Dandridge who married George Washington after Custis's death.</p>
<p>The commission was displayed in the <em>Clash of Empires</em> exhibit, an NEH supported exhibition at the Senator John Heinz Regional History Center, from May, 2005 to July, 2007.</p>
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Custis, Daniel Parke, 1711-1757
Virginia. Militia
Military commissions
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1754-12-13
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MS2002.5
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Formerly in the Marshall B. Coyne Collection.
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Virginia. Lieutenant Governor (1751-1758 : Dinwiddie)
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<h5><strong>Recto</strong></h5>
<br /><p>By His Excellency The Honorable William Howe,<br />General and Commander in Chief of all His Majesty's Forces within the Colonies laying on<br />the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to West Florida inclusive &. &. &.</p>
<p>To Richard S<sup>t</sup>. George Mansergh S<sup>t</sup>. George Gent.</p>
<br /><p>By Virtue of the Power and Authority in me vested, I do hereby constitute and<br />appoint you to be Lieutenant to that Company whereof Esq<sup>r</sup>. is Captain in His <br />Majesty's Fifty Second Regiment of Foot. Commanded by Lieutenant General John Clavering.<br />You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant, by exercising and well disciplining both<br />the inferior Officers and Soldiers of that Company ; And I do hereby command them to obey you as their Lieutenant.<br />And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time as you may receive from your Colonel,<br />Captain or any other your superior Officer, According to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust hereby<br />reposed in you. Given under my Hand and Seal at Head Quarters in New York the Twenty third Day of December,<br />One Thosand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six, in the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third,<br />by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith and so forth.</p>
<br /><p>W Howe</p>
<br /><p>By His Excellency's Command,<br />Robert Mackenzie</p>
<br /><h5><strong>Verso</strong></h5>
<br /><p>Rich<sup>d</sup>. S<sup>t</sup>. George Mansergh S<sup>t</sup>. George Gent.<br />Lieutenant<br />52<sup>nd</sup> Regiment of Foot.</p>
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Great Britain. Army
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Richard St. George Mansergh St. George military commission, 1776 December 23
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1776-12-23
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<p>William Howe signed military commission dated December 23, 1776 appointing Richard St. George Mansergh St. George lieutenant in the 52nd Regiment of Foot. The British Army under Howe was at that time stationed in New York City.</p>
<p>Mansergh was horribly wounded at the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777. A surgeon removed a portion of his skull which was then covered with a silver plate. Mansergh retired from the military in 1785. We was killed in Ireland during the uprising in 1798.</p>
<p>The commission was on display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia as part of the exhibit: <em>Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier</em> from September 28, 2019 through March 17, 2020.</p>
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Mansergh-St. George, Richard St. George
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 52nd
Military commissions
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MS2007.3
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Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
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<p>IN CONGRESS.<br />The DELEGATES of the UNITED COLONIES of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode-Island, Con-<br />necticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex on<br />Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, to<br />George Weedon Esquire</p>
<br /><p>WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity,<br />DO by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant Colonell<br />of the Third Battalion of Virginia Forces</p>
<br /><p>Number Three</p>
<br /><p>in the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every<br />hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Lieutenant<br />Colonell, by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly<br />charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as<br />Lieutenant Colonell, And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from<br />Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee<br />of Congress, for that Purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of<br />the United Colonies, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War,<br />in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this<br />or a future Congress. Philadelphia February 13<sup>th</sup>: 1776.</p>
<br /><p>By Order of the Congress<br />John Hancock PRESIDENT.<br />Attest. Cha Thomson Secy</p>
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United States. Continental Congress
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George Weedon commission, 1776 February 13.
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MS2012.11
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1776-02-13
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Military commission signed by John Hancock appointing George Weedon Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Virginia Regiment. George Weedon (1734-1793) was a businessman, landholder and tavern keeper of Fredericksburg, Virginia. He served in George Washington’s Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War. By the end of the war, Weedon had risen to the rank of Captain Lieutenant and had eight years of military experience under his belt. Following the war, Weedon ran his mother-in-law’s tavern and sold meat in partnership with Washington’s brother Charles. While not taking a leading political role in the controversy with Great Britain, Weedon was active in the patriot cause. In December, 1774, he was made a captain in the Spotsylvania Independent Company under Colonels Hugh Mercer and Alexander Spotswood. With the outbreak of war in 1775, Weedon put his tavern up for lease in anticipation of active service. The Virginia Convention which met in Richmond in July, 1775 created two regiments under Patrick Henry and William Woodford but decided against a third which was to be commanded by Hugh Mercer with Weedon as his second in command. The Virginia Convention of December, 1775 added several more regiments including the Third which was designated for Continental service. George Weedon was in Williamsburg, Virginia when he received this commission on March 5th, 1776. With Mercer’s promotion to brigadier general, Congress promoted Weedon to colonel. Weedon was involved in the Virginia campaign against Governor Dunmore including the action at Gwynn’s Island. Following Dunmore’s exit from Virginia, Weedon went north to serve in the Continental Army under Washington. In February, 1777, Congress elected Weedon to the rank of brigadier general. While in Fredericksburg on furlough from the American encampment at Valley Forge, Weedon learned that a board of officers had decided to reinstate William Woodford’s seniority over Weedon. Though both brigadier generals, Weedon originally was granted seniority over Woodford because the latter had resigned his colonelcy for a time. With this reversal in seniority, Weedon sought his release from active service. Weedon remained on the sidelines until British forces under Arnold and Phillips brought the threat of invasion home to Virginia in 1780. He was active in raising, equipping and leading militia against British forces. At the siege of Yorktown, Weedon commanded American forces at Gloucester Point opposite the main British force under Cornwallis.
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Weedon, George, 1734-1793
United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment, 3rd
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Military commissions
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Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Thomson, Charles, 1739-1824
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The commission was formerly part of the Allyn K. Ford Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
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Bowyer-Hubard family papers
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1767-1816
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Correspondence and family papers of Michael Bowyer, captain (Continental Line) of Augusta County, VA, including various state and continental commissions; leave certificates; certification of his marriage to Frances Carpenter in 1766; letters from John Page and James Wood containing military orders for Bowyer; and a letter (traditionally written to Bowyer) from Lafayette, introducing the French engineer Bernard. Also, correspondence and mementos of the Hubard family of Williamsburg, VA, united with the Bowyers when Elizabeth, daughter of the Loyalist lawyer James Hubard, married Michael Bowyer’s son. Included are letters from James Murray and Matthew Hubard to Mrs. Frances Hubard, Williamsburg; the engraved plate for James Hubard’s bookplate; and a framed silhouette of James Hubard.
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MS1929.1
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<p>THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY FOR THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA</p>
<p>BY Virtue of the Power and Authority invested in us, by the Delegates and Representatives of the several Counties and Corporations<br />in General Convention assembled, we, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Fidelity, Courage, and good<br />Conduct, do, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Captain of a Company<br />of the Militia of the County of Augusta; and you are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Trust<br />reposed in you, by disciplining all Officers and Soldiers under your Command. And we do hereby require them to obey you as their<br />Captain. And you are to observe and follow all such Orders and Directions as you shall<br />from Time to Time receive from the Convention, the Committee of Safety for the Time being, or any superiour Officers, according to<br />the Rules and Regulations established by the Convention.</p>
<p>GIVEN under our hands at Williamsburg this 11<sup>th</sup><br />Day of November ANNO DOMINI 1775.</p>
<p>Edm<sup>d</sup> Pendleton<br />John Page<br />Tho<sup>s</sup>. Lud Lee<br />P. Carrington<br />Dudley Digges</p>
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Michael Bowyer militia commission, 1775 November 11
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MS1929.1.3
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Bowyer, Michael, 1730-1809
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Military commissions
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Virginia. Committee of Safety
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1775-11-11
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Militia commission issued by the Virginia Committee of Safety appointing Michael Bowyer a captain for Augusta County. The commission is signed by Edmund Pendleton, John Page, Thomas Ludwell Lee, Peter Carrington and Dudley Digges.
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Bowyer-Hubard family papers
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1767-1816
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Correspondence and family papers of Michael Bowyer, captain (Continental Line) of Augusta County, VA, including various state and continental commissions; leave certificates; certification of his marriage to Frances Carpenter in 1766; letters from John Page and James Wood containing military orders for Bowyer; and a letter (traditionally written to Bowyer) from Lafayette, introducing the French engineer Bernard. Also, correspondence and mementos of the Hubard family of Williamsburg, VA, united with the Bowyers when Elizabeth, daughter of the Loyalist lawyer James Hubard, married Michael Bowyer’s son. Included are letters from James Murray and Matthew Hubard to Mrs. Frances Hubard, Williamsburg; the engraved plate for James Hubard’s bookplate; and a framed silhouette of James Hubard.
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<p>IN CONGRESS.</p>
<p>The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES OF New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay,<br />Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jers[ey, Pen]nsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent<br />and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N[orth-Car]olina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, TO<br />Michael Bowyer [torn, illegible]</p>
<p>WE, reposing especial Trust and Conf[idence in your] Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity,<br />DO, by these Presents, constitute [and appoint y]ou to be a Captain in the<br />12<sup>th</sup>. Regiment from the State [of Virg]inia<br />in the Army of the United States, raised for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every [host]ile Invasion thereof. You are the[refore] carefully and diligently to disch[arge] the Duty of a<br />Captain by doing and performing all manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly<br />charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as a<br />Capt[ain.] And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to<br />Time, as you sh[a]ll receive from this or a future Congress of the United State[s], or Committee of Congress,<br />for that Purpos[e] appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States,<br />or any other yo[ur] superior Officer, according to th[e] [Rules] and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the<br />Trust reposed i[n yo]u. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress. Dated <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">at</span> the [torn, illegible] Day of September AD. 1776. Seventy Six.</p>
<p>[By] Order of the [Congress]<br />John Ha[ncock PRESIDENT.]</p>
<p>[AT]TEST [Cha<sup>s</sup> Thomson Sec<sup>y</sup></p>
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United States. Continental Congress
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Michael Bowyer commission, 1776 September
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1776-09
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Bowyer, Michael, 1730-1809
United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment, 12th
Military commissions