Important Handwritten 1775 American Revolutionary War Massachusetts Muster Roll Document. “Muster Roll of the 34^th Regiment of Foot in the Service of the United Colonies” ,“The Hon.bl Brigadier Genl John Thomas Esq Colonel, The Rev Mansfield Chaplain, John Bailey Esq Liet. Coll Commandant, Lemuel Cushing Surgeon, Seth Ames Mate….” 

With columnar lists of men organized by rank and Company. Organized on April 23, 1775. The regiment was also known as the 2^nd Massachusetts Regiment and was drawn from volunteers from the Plymouth County area, as well as members of the original Minutemen companies who fought at Lexington and Concord, and African American freemen.  John Thomas would be promoted to Brigadier General in June of 1775. Dating this document to the period of time in which he would command the regiment during the siege of Boston, the fortification of Dorchester Heights, and the evacuation of the British on March 17, 1776. After which, he was promoted to Major General and would die of smallpox on June 2, 1776.

Provenance: Directly descended in the Hallowell family of Nantucket.

15 in. X 12 in.  Overall- 22 in. x 18.5 in.