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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 [Appointment of John Lorimer as surgeon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.807.03 Author/Creator: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Place Written: London, England Type: Document signed Date: 14 March 1765 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 34.3 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Montagu-Dunk, Second Earl of Halifax and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 9 September 1763-10 July 1765. Montagu-Dunk signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by [C. D. Osby?], possibly Under-Secretary at War and John F. [Hesse?]. Hesse certifies that Lorimer's appointment has been entered in the Office of Thomas Gore, Commissary General of Musters. Appoints Lorimer as surgeon to hospitals in Pensacola, Florida. Issued at St. James Court. Contains a length of rectangular blue seal and a round seal. Includes a royal stamp on verso depicting a crown and the letters "G. R."

Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771
Osby, C. D., fl. 1765
Hesse, John F., fl. 1758-1778
George III, King of the United Kingdom, 1738-1820
Lorimer, John, 1732-1795
Gore, Thomas, fl. 1741-1761

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