{"product_id":"1819-new-york-militia-commission-governor-dewitt-clinton-elisha-waters-24th-regiment-of-infantry-embossed-state-seal","title":"1819 New York Militia Commission – Governor DeWitt Clinton – Elisha Waters – 24th Regiment of Infantry – Embossed State Seal","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e747d046-4ebb-48a6-938f-bd9839093de2\" 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=\"2736\" data-end=\"2864\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2736\" data-end=\"2864\"\u003e1819 New York Militia Commission – Governor DeWitt Clinton – Elisha Waters – 24th Regiment of Infantry – Embossed State Seal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2866\" data-end=\"3036\"\u003eOriginal State of New York military commission appointing \u003cstrong data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2941\"\u003eElisha Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"2955\"\u003eEnsign\u003c\/strong\u003e of a company in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3005\"\u003e24th Regiment of Infantry\u003c\/strong\u003e of the New York State Militia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3483\"\u003eIssued at Albany on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3058\" data-end=\"3076\"\u003eMarch 27, 1819\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the administration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3134\"\u003eGovernor DeWitt Clinton\u003c\/strong\u003e, the commission authorizes Waters to assume command as Ensign and to exercise and discipline the officers and soldiers of his company in accordance with the laws governing the New York militia. 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