{"product_id":"1828-maine-militia-commission-signed-by-governor-enoch-lincoln-large-embossed-state-seal-ensign-appointment-eliphalet-adams-gilead-maine","title":"1828 Maine Militia Commission Signed by Governor Enoch Lincoln – Large Embossed State Seal – Ensign Appointment – Eliphalet Adams, Gilead, Maine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0a0b709f-ffc8-4578-b292-4c8c07c969a7\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2594\" data-end=\"2854\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn attractive and historically significant \u003cstrong data-start=\"2637\" data-end=\"2688\"\u003eoriginal 1828 State of Maine militia commission\u003c\/strong\u003e signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2725\"\u003eGovernor Enoch Lincoln\u003c\/strong\u003e, appointing \u003cstrong data-start=\"2738\" data-end=\"2767\"\u003eEliphalet Adams of Gilead\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2781\"\u003eEnsign\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2789\" data-end=\"2853\"\u003e1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 6th Division of the Maine Militia\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2856\" data-end=\"3276\"\u003eThe commission grants Adams rank dating from \u003cstrong data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"2918\"\u003eJune 21, 1828\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was officially issued on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2949\" data-end=\"2968\"\u003eAugust 16, 1828\u003c\/strong\u003e during Lincoln's brief gubernatorial administration. Dominating the document is a beautifully preserved \u003cstrong data-start=\"3073\" data-end=\"3118\"\u003elarge embossed Seal of the State of Maine\u003c\/strong\u003e, sharply impressed and retaining excellent detail. Lincoln's bold autograph appears beneath the seal, accompanied by the signature of the Secretary of State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3641\"\u003eThe reverse is equally important, containing the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3358\"\u003eofficial oath certification\u003c\/strong\u003e completed on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3372\" data-end=\"3394\"\u003eSeptember 22, 1828\u003c\/strong\u003e, documenting Adams' appearance before Justice \u003cstrong data-start=\"3441\" data-end=\"3458\"\u003eJames Burbank\u003c\/strong\u003e to swear the constitutional oath required before assuming military duties. Numerous contemporary endorsements and regimental notations further document the commission's official use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3643\" data-end=\"3914\"\u003eGovernor \u003cstrong data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"3681\"\u003eEnoch Lincoln (1788–1829)\u003c\/strong\u003e served as Maine's sixth governor and died while in office only a year after this commission was issued, making documents from his administration considerably less common than commissions signed by later nineteenth-century governors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3916\" data-end=\"4280\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn excellent example of early Maine state government printing, combining an attractive engraved format, outstanding embossed seal, desirable gubernatorial autograph, and complete military qualification history. A fine addition to collections of early American militia, Maine history, state seals, gubernatorial autographs, or nineteenth-century military documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"224\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"855\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1v6xko1\" data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"259\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eDate of Rank:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 1828\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3hjbcb\" data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"300\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eCommission Issued:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 1828\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17y3r34\" data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"365\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"317\"\u003eRecipient:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliphalet Adams of Gilead, Oxford County, Maine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ah9sk7\" data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"396\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eOffice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensign, Infantry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1y4xaxp\" data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"577\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"412\"\u003eGovernor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"442\"\u003eEnoch Lincoln (1788–1829)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Governor of Maine (1827–1829), whose autograph appears at lower left beneath the embossed seal. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hnbrmo\" data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"624\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"597\"\u003eCountersigned\u003c\/strong\u003e by the Secretary of State.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1q3ei00\" data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eLarge \u003cstrong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eembossed paper seal of the State of Maine\u003c\/strong\u003e in excellent relief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dejv8u\" data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"855\"\u003eReverse bears the \u003cstrong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"751\"\u003eofficial oath certification\u003c\/strong\u003e, completed September 22, 1828 before Justice James Burbank, along with additional regimental notations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"1001\"\u003eThe commission was actually used and completed through the military qualification process, making it more desirable than an unused printed form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1r8703y\" data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1452\"\u003eEnoch Lincoln was Maine's sixth governor and a former U.S. Congressman. 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