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- GLC#
- GLC07536.01
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- 5 August 1778
- Author/Creator
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
- Title
- [Commission authorizing Henry Clinton's additional powers as General and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America]
- Place Written
- London, England
- Pagination
- 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 40 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Countersigned by George Germain. Contains a note indicating the commission was recorded with the Secretary of War. Paper seal intact. Accompanied by an engraving of George III from a later date (see GLC07536.02).
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