Payment order for Hessian mercenaries, 1783 Nov. 10.

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Payment order for Hessian mercenaries, 1783 Nov. 10.

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This order, dated November 10, 1783 and signed by King George III of Great Britain, authorized payment to Prince Waldeck for Hessian mercenaries used in the American Revolution. One of the order's addressees was the "well-beloved Counsellor Edmund Burke."

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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