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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.610.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
| Title | Authorization for Mr. Macdonogh of Brampton, England, to have power of attorney for Dawson |
| Date | 24 October 1783 |
| Author | Dawson, George (fl. 1771-1832) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Dawson, son of the late Roper Dawson, attests that he is serving as a captain of a company in the British Legion and has been deprived of property in New York and elsewhere in America "on Account of my Loyalty to his Majesty and my Attachment to the British Government." As a consequence of Dawson's embarking from London for Nova Scotia, he empowers Macdonogh to pursue a memorial petition seeking indemnification from the Crown for the losses that resulted from his being a loyalist during the American Revolution. |
| Subjects | Loyalist Law Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Military History Canada Finance |
| People | Dawson, George (fl. 1771-1832) Dawson, Roper (b. 1724) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Law; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |