Lot 46
George III -- 1763 Document Signed Regarding the Care of Old and Disabled Soldiers, to be Drawn From the Pay "of Our Forces in the Plantations…" (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and of Ireland (1760-1820). Document Signed as King, one page, 13½ x 9", Court at St. James, Dec. 30, 1763. The document orders that "one Day's Pay yearly for the Use of Our Royal Hospital near Chelsea…be drawn out of the Payments…of our Forces in the Plantations, and the Garrisons of Annapolis Royal, Canso, Placentia and St. John's, and applied towards the better Maintenance of…superannuated and disabled Officers & Soldiers…." Countersigned by Frederick, Lord North ("North"), who was prime minister during the American Revolution, as well as by Treasury officials Sir John Turner and Thomas Orby Hunter. Minor paper loss in blank upper right corner, one edge tear and a horizontal crease. Written on laid paper with a royal watermark. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
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