Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Yonge, William, ?-1755 [Document in the name of George II re: authorization to recruit soldiers for a British regiment]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.288 Author/Creator: Yonge, William, ?-1755 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 May 1745 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

A true copy signed by John Campbell, Earl of Loudon, sent to William Yonge who was the British secretary of state for war. Campbell was a colonel in the British army in the American colonies.

Yonge, William, -1755
Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1705-1782

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources