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Parchment Copy of Washington Commission Found in High Point
Local collector Jake Harris displays a parchment copy of the 1775 commission naming George Washington General and Commander in Chief of the army of the United Colonies. The document, dated 1775 and found in High Point, is insured and valued though Harris plans to keep it. The article also notes related town updates and civic items.
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Jake Harris
Augustus Caesar
George Washington
Jake
Washington
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United Colonies
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New Hampshire
Mass. Bay
Rhode Island
Conn
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Kent
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Delaware
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South Carolina
George Washington Esquire
Philadelphia
John Hancock
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the Treasury