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Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714 countersigned by Sunderland [Commission of John Paul Mascarene to Lieutenant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.440 Author/Creator: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714 Place Written: England Type: Document signed Date: 5 March 1708 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 35.1 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by James Taylor as Secretary of War. Appoints Mascarene a Lieutenant in the company of Captain Boyle Smith in a foot regiment commanded by William Lord Montjoy. By the command of Queen Anne I. Date is written in old style 1707/08.

Taylor, James, fl. 1708
Mascarene, John Paul, fl. 1708-1748
Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714

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