Papers of the Wickham family [manuscript], 1754-1810.

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Papers of the Wickham family [manuscript], 1754-1810.

The collection contains articles of ordination, 10 March 1754, bearing the seal of the bishop of London, appointing William Fanning deacon in the Church of England; and two letters, 16 March 1778, from Edmund Fanning to Hannah and John Wickham, Southhold, Long Island, N.Y., his sister and brother-in-law, respectively, offering to take their son, John Wickham, into his care until Wickham should reach maturity. In addition there is a commission, 25 December 1782, signed by Thomas Townshend, appointing John Wickham ensign in Edmund Fanning's regiment of foot; and two letters, 1810, from Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, regarding a promotion for Fanning's son.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7923460

University of Virginia. Library

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Townshend, Thomas

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