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GEORGE III D.S.

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GEORGE III D.S.
<b>16A. GEORGE III </b>(1738 - 1820) King of England during the American Revolution, it was his policies of taxation and repression that led to the uprisings in the Colonies. Very fine content manuscript D.S. "<i>George R</i>" signed twice, 2pp. folio, [Westminster, n.d. c. 1774], the "Regulation of Substinence to be paid to every Officer and Soldier on the Foregoing Establishment" detailing the daily pay for each officer and enlisted man for two regiments. On the verso the two regiments listed are "<i>Earl Percy's Regiment of Foot</i>" and "<i>Lord Blaney's Regiment of Foot</i>" Blaney's regiment apparently saw service in Ireland. Of interest here is Lord Hugh Percy's Regiment (5th) who formed the British relief column to cover the retreat of Col. Francis Smith from Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775! It was Percy's quick thinking which saved the battered troops from being entirely cut off from Boston. Percy also saw action at New York in 1776 before returning to Britain in 1777. The document, which in the abstract on the verso illustrates the enormous expense of maintaining a regiment overseas (nearly 7000 pounds for one regiment for a period of 232 days) is also signed twice by <b>FRDERICK, LORD NORTH</b>, and two other officials. Partial horizontal fold separation, otherwise very good condition. Framed. Not examined out of frame.<b>$700-900</b>