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George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) [Appointment of Ralph Teesdale]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.539 Author/Creator: George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) Place Written: London, England Type: Document signed Date: 23 June 1746 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.1 x 35.2 cm. Order a Copy

Created at Kensington. Countersigned by William Stanhope, Earl of Harrington, Lord President of the Council., and by Edward [Lloyd?]. Appoints Teesdale as second lieutenant in Brigadier General George Byng's regiment of marines. Contains one round and one rectangular seal. Includes a royal stamp on verso.

Harrington, William Stanhope, Earl of, 1690-1756
Lloyd, Edward, fl. 1746
George III, King of the United Kingdom, 1738-1820
Byng, John, 1704-1757
Byng, George, fl. 1746
Teesdale, Ralph, fl. 1746

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