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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.807.02 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of items pertaining to Doctor John Lorimer |
Title | Appointment of John Lorimer as a surgeon in Belleisle |
Date | 11 June 1762 |
Author | George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) |
Additional authors | Tyrwhitt, Thomas (1730-1786); Hesse, John F. (fl. 1758-1765); Egremont, Charles Wyndham, Earl of (1710-1763) |
Document Type | Military document; Legal document |
Content Description | Signed by Charles Wyndman, Second Earl of Egremont and British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1761-1763. Egremont 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 as surgeon to the garrison on the British Island of Belleisle. Issued at St. James Court. Contains a length of rectangular blue seal. Includes a royal stamp on verso depicting a crown and the letters "G R." |
Subjects | Global History and Civics Military History Health and Medical |
People | Tyrwhitt, Thomas (1730-1786) Hesse, John F. (fl. 1758-1778) Egremont, Charles Wyndham, Earl of (1710-1763) George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820) Lorimer, John (1732-1795) Gore, Thomas (fl. 1741-1761) |
Place written | London, England |
Theme | Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Wyndham was Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1761-1763. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |