George III, King of Great Britain manuscript material : 2 items, 1793-1801

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George III, King of Great Britain manuscript material : 2 items, 1793-1801

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· Cirtificate appointing Marquis Cornwallis as a general in the British Army : 12 Oct 1793 : (MISC 0366) : engraved document on vellum, with manuscript annotations, and signature of King George. Includes endorsement of Cornwallis ; entered with the Secretary at War, and Thos. Butts, General of Musters. Filed with extra-oversize manuscripts. · To Charles, Marquis Cornwallis, British army general : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Sep 1801 : (MISC 0367) : seeing "irregularity" in Cornwallis's having ordered a court-martial on a crime commited outside his jurisdiction, yet suggesting the foot soldier in question be dismissed form service.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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