SIGNER (AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) THORNTON, MATTHEW. Partly-printed Document Signed, as President of the Provincial Congress, appointing an unnamed Second Lieutenant in the militia. Countersigned by Secretary Ebenezer Thompson. 8¼x12¼ inches; closed separations at folds repaired verso with cello tape and tissue, faint marginal discoloration from prior matting, paper seal intact. Exeter [NH], 5 September 1775
