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De Lancey, James, 1703-1760 [Appointment of Captain William Conventry to Aide de Camp]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05588.04 Author/Creator: De Lancey, James, 1703-1760 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 5 August 1757 Pagination: 2 p. : vellum Height: 26.4 cm, Width: 32.7 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Deputy Secretary of the province Goldsbrow Banyar and witnessed by his clerk, John Godby. Includes official seal. Written in Fort George neighborhood of New York, New York .

De Lancey, James, 1703-1760
Godby, John, fl. 1757-1761
Banyar, Goldsbrow, 1724-1815

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