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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 King's Warrant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00857 Author/Creator: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Place Written: London, England Type: Document signed Date: 2 June 1779 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 37 cm, Width: 24 cm Order a Copy

Order to pay Arnold Nesbitt, Adam Drummond and Moses Franks 9915.18.4 pounds for services provided in feeding the British troops in America. Sent to Richard Rigby, "Paymaster General of Our Gaurds Garrisons and Land Forces. Also signed by Lords North, Westcote and Palmerston. Richard Rowland, attorney for Drummond, Franks, and the late Nesbitt, signs on verso. Crow signs integral blank staing "Entered 5th June 1779 into the office of the Comptrollers of the Accounts of the Army." Title is from verso of integral blank.

George III, King of the United Kingdom, 1738-1820
North, Frederick, 1732-1792
Westcote, William Henry Lyttleton, Lord, 1724-1808
Palmerston, Henry, Lord, 1739-1802

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