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An act to enable His Majesty to grant Commissions to a certain Number of Foreign Protestants who have served Abroad as Officers, or Engineers, to act and rank as Officers, or Engineers, in America only, under certain Restrictions and Qualifications
Date
1756
Dimensions1 textual record ; 30 x 19.4 cm
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object NumberS001/B3.3,3.4
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentAct issued during the third session of the eleventh Parliament of Great Britain, in the reign of George II (1683-1760). The document describes measures aimed at granting commissions in the British army to Protestants who had served abroad as officers or engineers. The act was issued as hostilities with France broke out at the start of the Seven Years’ War (1754 -1763)NotesSource of title: based on the title of the document.
Statement of responsibility: printed in London by Thomas Baskett.
Physical description: 2 pages.
Language of the document: the document is in English.
Statement of responsibility: printed in London by Thomas Baskett.
Physical description: 2 pages.
Language of the document: the document is in English.
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An act for extending the Act of the Twenty second Year of His present Majesty (for amending, explaining, and reducing into One Act of Parliament, the Laws relating to the Government of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Forces by Sea) to such Officers, Seamen, and others, as shall serve on Board His Majesty's Ships , on Vessels employed upon the Lakes, Great Waters, or Rivers, in North America
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S001/B3.3,3.5
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S001/B3.3,3.6
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S001/B3.3,3.2
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S001/B3.2,1.8
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S001/B3.3,3.3.2
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S001/B3.3,3.3.1
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S001/B3.2,1.4
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S001/B3.2,1.5
An Act to repeal an Act made in the Fifty-sixth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for establishing the Use of an Hydrometer called Sikes's Hydrometer, in ascertaining the Strength of Spirits, instead of Clarke's Hydrometer; and for making other Provisions in lieu thereof. 23d May 1818
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S001/B3.2,1.10
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August 13, 1834
S001/B3.2,1.12
Col. Henry Servante, Royal Engineers, British Army, Montreal, QC, 1861
William Notman
1861
I-286.1
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