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: Fort George, New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 5 August 1757 Pagination: 2 p. : vellum ; 26.4 x 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.
De Lancey was Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of New York from 1753 through 1760. Banyar, a career British colonial official, achieved wealth and prominence in colonial New York as Deputy Auditor-General of the province and then Deputy Secretary of the province. He was also Deputy Clerk of the Council and the provincial Supreme Court.
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