Colonel Jeremiah Colman Massachusetts Cavalry - Family Lot

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Colonel Jeremiah Colman Massachusetts Cavalry - Family Lot
This lot consists of Colonel Jeremiah Colman's uniform vest, baton, and ambrotype of a family descendant wearing Revolutionary War era clothing.
The buff colored wool, lined in a white cotton has  a one inch stand-up collar, a left breast pocket, and two lower pockets. There is an adjusting belt with buckle in white metal on the back.  Seven small brass one-piece buttons of 5/16" size are used on the vest, with spare sewn into the lower right pocket.  Note that there was never a button called for just below the top button (not quite sure of the purpose).  Condition is fine, with a few tiny moth holes and light moth tracking in a few areas only.
The baton is approximately 16 inches long and covered in a gilt foil, and three bands of blue foil. Red and light blue silk bows are tied at the outer ends of the blue foil (now showing a good deal of wear, but a good amount remaining). The baton was sent to Colman, from an unknown party with the mailing tube addressed to him as "Dea. (Deacon) Jeremiah Colman, Newbury, Mass."..."care of Rev. N. Munroe, Boston, Mass."  The tube is finished with blue floral wallpaper, it showing a good deal of wear in the ends, but otherwise fine. A name or something else is written at the top of the address label in pencil, but no clear enough to decipher.
A 1/6th plate ambrotype, without any identification, original to the lot, shows a young man dressed in colonial dress typical of the Revolutionary War era.  Despite the chipping to the emulsion, you can still see a single breasted frock coat of the period, 4 button cuffs, a civilian style tri-corner hat, and a musket being held while the subject is seated in a side chair.  The partial leatherette case is well worn, missing the lower portion of the case.
Also included are the remains of a store box lid, in rough shape, with identifying marks, and label to Colman, along with pieces of the ribbon from the bows on the baton, and the lower portion of the gilt frame once on the ambro.  A collector's tag lists all the items in the lot, including one of the colonel's civilian vests which is no longer in the lot (and not present when I purchased it). It is addressed to Mrs. Jeremiah. Colman, Jr., Cambridge, Mass.
Jeremiah Colman was born in Newbury, Mass in February of 1783.  He was a cavalry officer in the 2nd Brigade, 2nd  Division in the Massachusetts Militia for many years. In 1817, as colonel, he led his regiment of cavalry as part of the official escort for President James Monroe during his summer tour to New England in that year.
He was a general agent for the Eastern Stage Company for 20 years (1819- 1839), after which he became the Eastern RR Company. Colman was a deacon for 32 years at the First Church Newbury, where he was the founder of the First Parish Sabbath School.   Founder of the Essex Agricultural Society.  And a representative in the legislature for 15 years.
The Ambrotype may very well be the Rev War clothing of Dudley Colman, I believe was Jeremiah's grandfather, who's Revolutionary War service began as a Lieutenant from Capt. Stephen Kent's Co. from Newbury in July 11, 1775.  It appears he was also in Col. Wigglesworth Continental Regiment up to 1779.  I have included an old copy of his Rev War service put together long ago but is not complete.  It just so happened that I purchased this record in a large lot of paper I bought on the same weekend, from unrelated sources.
Certainly more research can be done.  A nice little historical grouping.
Added a photo of the vest with a period shirt just for interest sake.  The shirt will not be shipped with the lot.
Reference the photos for greater detail, quality and condition.