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Act - 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 | McCord Museum
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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

Act

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
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Government Records
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.
Status
Not on view

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