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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.807.01 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of items pertaining to Doctor John Lorimer |
Title | Appointment of John Lorimer as a surgeon |
Date | 6 February 1761 |
Author | George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) |
Additional authors | Tyrwhitt, Thomas (1730-1786); Hesse, John F. (fl. 1758-1778); Holderness, Robert D’Arcy, Earl of (1718-1778) |
Document Type | Military document; Legal document |
Content Description | Signed by "Holdernesse", Robert Darcy, Earl of Holderness and British Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1754-1761. Holdernesse signs based on the orders of King George III. Countersigned by Thomas Tyrwhitt as Under-Secretary at War and John F. Hesse. Hesse certifies that Lorimer's appointment has been entered in the Office of Thomas Gore, Commissary General of Musters. Appoints Lorimer to a battalion of foot led by James Stuart, Lieutenant Colonel Commandant. Issued at St. James Court. Contains a partial length of rectangular blue seal. Includes a royal stamp on verso depicting a crown and the letters "G R." |
Subjects | Military History Global History and Civics Health and Medical |
People | Holderness, Robert D’Arcy, Earl of (1718-1778) Tyrwhitt, Thomas (1730-1786) Hesse, John F. (fl. 1758-1778) George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) Lorimer, John (1732-1795) Stuart, James (fl. 1761) Gore, Thomas (fl. 1741-1761) |
Place written | London, England |
Theme | Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |