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Appointment certificate - Commission of infantry colonel in the British army of North America granted to William Haviland | McCord Museum
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Commission de colonel d'infanterie dans l'armée britannique d'Amérique du Nord octroyée à William Haviland

Appointment certificate

Commission of infantry colonel in the British army of North America granted to William Haviland
Date January 9, 1758
Dimensions1 textual record ; 30.7 x 41.3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Government Records
Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object NumberS001/C1.3,7.15
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentIrishman William Haviland (1718-1784) began his military service in 1739 in the British infantry and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1752. In 1757 he served in North America during the Seven Years’ War (1754-1763). This document is the commission in the rank of colonel granted him in February 1758. In the summer of that year, Haviland would head one of the columns in the unsuccessful attack on Fort Carillon. He also led a command intended to converge on Montreal via Lake Champlain in 1760.
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.



Signatures and inscriptions: signed “George, R” and countersigned “William Pitt.”



Physical description: vellum paper; traces of a wax seal; ribbon-width embossed cardboard.



Restoration/Conservation: to be stored flat.
Status
Not on view

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