Commission and appointment certificates, 1744-1915.

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Commission and appointment certificates, 1744-1915.

Original certificates of commission and appointment to civil offices by kings George II and George III, and the state governors from 1776-1915.

2 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8049154

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George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

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King of England from 1727-1760. From the description of Writ, 1748 February 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629412 George Augustus was born in Hanover, Germany on November 10, 1683, the only son of the elector of Hanover. In 1705 he married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and they had nine children. During his reign as King of England, George II granted the charter to James Edward Oglethorpe, allowing for the founding of the colony of Georgia in 1733. George ...

New Jersey. Dept. of State.

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During the colonial period, commissions were recorded by the provincial secretary; after statehood, by the Secretary of State (Dept. of State). From the description of Commission and appointment certificates, 1744-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70952217 ...