Commission : of Lawrence Washington as captain in provincial forces serving under Admiral Vernon in the Cartagena campaign, 1740 June 9.

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Commission : of Lawrence Washington as captain in provincial forces serving under Admiral Vernon in the Cartagena campaign, 1740 June 9.

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Signed by Hollis Newcastle [Duke of Newcastle], entered with Secretary at war by Thomas Sherwin. Entered with Commissioner of Musters by [Jas. Pitchart?]. Docketed and marked "This commission was delivered the tenth day of July 1740 to the within named Lawrence Washington Esqr. [signed] Will Gooch."

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Gooch, William

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Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Virginia. From the description of Land patent, 1748. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554079 From the description of Land patent, 1748 January 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629689 Epithet: Major; Lieutenant -Gov. of Virginia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000702.0x0002ee Governor of Virginia (Colony) From the description of...

Newcastle, Hollis.

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Virginia. Militia

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Washington, Lawrence, 1718-1752

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Lawrence Washington was the elder half-brother of George Washington, being the oldest living child of Augustine Washington and his first wife Jane Butler. Lawrence Washington was born in 1718, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. On June 9, 1740 Washington was given a commission as a Captain in one of four Virginia Foot Regiments being raised to fight in the War of Jenkins’ Ear, a war in the West Indies between Britain and Spain. The commission came from the court of King George II of England. Wh...