To Thomas Hollister Gentleman, Greeting

You, being by the General Assembly of this colony accepted to be, First Lieutenant, of the military company, established and called by the name of the voluntiers in Glastenbury, reposing special trust and confidence in your loyalty, courage and good conduct, I do, by virtue of the letters patents from the Crown of England, to this corporation, me thereunto enabling, appoint and impower you to take the said company into your care and charge, as their First Lieutenant, carefully and diligently to discharge that trust, excercising your inferior officers and soldiers in the use of their arms, according to the Discipline of war, keeping them in good order and government, and commanding them to obey you as their First Lieutenant for his Majesty’s service. And you are to observe all such orders, and directions as from time to time you shall receive either from me or from other your superior officer pursuant to the trust hereby reposed in you.

Given under my hand and the seal of this colony in New Haven, the twenty sixth day of October, in the sixteenth year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the Third, King of Great Britain & c. Annoq Dom. 1775~

Jon Trumbull

By his Honors Command~

George Myllys Surets

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