{"product_id":"1828-massachusetts-militia-discharge-capt-peter-nutting-signed-w-h-sumner","title":"1828 Massachusetts Militia Discharge Capt Peter Nutting Signed W H Sumner","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Massachusetts militia officer’s discharge, issued at Headquarters, Boston, April 15, 1828, and signed in ink by Adjutant General William Hyslop Sumner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe partly printed document records the accepted resignation of Peter Nutting, captain of a company in the Second Regiment of Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division of the Massachusetts Militia. It states that Nutting is “honorably discharged, at his own request.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing a decorative Massachusetts coat of arms, bold “Commonwealth of Massachusetts” heading, handwritten entries, and Sumner’s large signature beneath “By His Excellency’s Command.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Hyslop Sumner (1780–1861) was a Massachusetts attorney, legislator, and adjutant general. This document bears his signature, not the governor’s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Significant fold wear and splitting. The left panel appears separated along the vertical fold; additional splits and small losses occur along other folds, including near the signature. Age toning, scattered spotting, and edge discoloration. Text and signature remain legible. Please examine the photograph carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn appealing early nineteenth-century Massachusetts military document with interest for collectors of militia history, autographs, and Nutting family genealogy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PrincetonAudubonPrints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53251937141018,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_3903.jpg?v=1793278703","url":"https:\/\/www.princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1828-massachusetts-militia-discharge-capt-peter-nutting-signed-w-h-sumner","provider":"PrincetonAudubonPrints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}