Dawson, George (fl. 1771-1832) [Authorization for Mr. Macdonogh of Brampton, England, to have power of attorney for Dawson]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.610.05 Author/Creator: Dawson, George (fl. 1771-1832) Place Written: London, England Type: Manuscript document Date: 24 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.7 x 41.5 cm. Order a Copy
Dawson, son of the late Roper Dawson, attests that he is serving as a captain of a company in the British Legion and has been deprived of property in New York and elsewhere in America "on Account of my Loyalty to his Majesty and my Attachment to the British Government." As a consequence of Dawson's embarking from London for Nova Scotia, he empowers Macdonogh to pursue a memorial petition seeking indemnification from the Crown for the losses that resulted from his being a loyalist during the American Revolution.
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