Fox, Henry, Baron Holland, 1705-1774 [to William Shirley]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09054.03 Author/Creator: Fox, Henry, Baron Holland, 1705-1774 Place Written: London, England Type: Manuscript letter Date: 13 March 1756 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy
Writes that previous letters have been "regularly received and laid before the King" and that the King is sorry to hear that Shirley's military expedition against Fort Niagara failed. Continues to say that a Colonel Webb will replace Shirley as "General and Commander in Chief of all His Forces in North America til the arrival of the Earl of Loudoun, or Major General Abercrombie." Despite the new appointment, this "is not owing to any Dissatisfaction with [Shirley's] services, But on the contrary, It is the King's Intention, as a Mark of His Royal Favor, to appoint [Shirley] to be Governor of Jamaica..." Main portion of writting on only the right half of the page, with comments on the large left margin. Two leaves sewn together with red thread. Gilt edges and watermarked with a fleur-de-lis, V, backward C, I and VI.
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