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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 [Commission of Thomas Hartcup]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.012.06 Author/Creator: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Place Written: London, England Type: Document signed Date: January 26, 1797 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 30 cm, Width: 39.4 cm Order a Copy

Appointing Hartcup to be a Colonel in the British army. Notes at bottom attest the appointment was entered with the Secretary of War, and the Commissioner General of Musters. Accompanied by British revenue stamp. Features two paper seals, one dark blue.

George III, King of the United Kingdom, 1738-1820
Hartcup, Thomas, fl. 1761-1820

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