America, New Hampshire.- Page (John, army officer and politician, 1787-1865) Commission signed appointing Jonathan P Taylor an ensign in the Fifth Company of the Seventh Regiment of Militia in New Hampshire, D.s. "John Page", printed document with manuscript insertions, blind paper seal, a few small tears, slightly yellowed, 240 x 340mm., Rockingham, 13th August 1840.
⁂ John Page, served during the War of 1812 as lieutenant in a local militia company; a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1818 to 1820; served as Register of Deeds for Grafton County in 1827 and 1829-35; United States Senator; Governor of New Hampshire.
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