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Subject: 1782 Samuel Dubose From: Steven J. Coker Date: September 11, 1998
(Note: All lines underscored are filled in by handwriting. This is a copy from a
photostat in possession of Mrs. B. P. Burkmyer of Hendersonville, N.C. I do now
know where the origninal is) Made Sept. 1950.
South Carolina. By his Excellency John Mathews, Esquire,
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ (John Rutledge lined out)
Governor and Commander in Chief of the said State.
To Samuel Dubose Esq.
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
I reposing special Trust and Confidence in your
Courage in good Conduct, and in your Fidelity and
Attachment to the United States of America, have
commissioned and appointed, and by these Presents
do commission and appoint you the said
Samuel Dubose-
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
John Mathews
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
to be Adjutant of the lower Craven
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ d
County Regiment commanded by Col. Arch.
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
McDonald which said Regiment you are to
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
lead, train, muster, and exercise, according
to military Discipline. And you are to follow
and observe all such Orders and instructions
as you shall, from Time to Time, receive from me
or the Commander in Chief for the Time being, or
any of your superior Officers, according to the
Rules and Discipline of war, pursuant to the Laws of this State.
And all inferior Officers, and others belonging to the
said Regiment are hereby required and commanded to obey you
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
as their Adjutant--
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
This Comission to continue during Pleasure.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Jacksonburgh. this Twenty
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻŻŻ
Third- day of March - A. D. 1782- and in the Sixt Year of the
ŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻ
Independence of America.
F. Marion
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
Counter signed P. G.M.
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
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Transcribed by Steven J. Coker from a typewritten copy in the holdings of the
South Carolina Historical Society. The name of the previous transcriber was not
shown on the copy. Spelling, layout, underlines, and notes all sic excepting
that I have used an "s" where it was apparent that old-style "s" was shown as an
"f" in the transcription.
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