HomeMy WebLinkAbout1772 Lieutenant's Commission to Jonathan Terry from Gen. William Tryon By his EXCELLENCY �
WILLIAM TRYON Ef •
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Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over the Province of Via)--york, and the Territories
depending thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the fame.
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I'O I N G of ecial Trull and Confidence, as �ve11 in the Care, Dili ence, and Circumf eion
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as in the Loyalty, Courage and Readinefs of You, to do his Ma jeffy goad and faithful Service ;
`t R HAVE nominated, confituted and appointed • and I Do, by Virtue of the Powers and Authorities
to e given by his Majefly, hereby nominate, conflitute and appoint You the faU kx," 'xz` _
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You are therciore to take the faid 6,c, >�z,1 j- into your Charge 'id Care, as
thereof, and duly to exercife both the O cers and�oldlers of that � �n y i� Arms. And as the are
hereby commanded to obey You as their ��,<< fpo2 y=-. fo are y ou likewife to obferv�yand
follow fuch Orders and Directions, from Time to Time., as you fhall receive from Me, or any other y_-r
fuperior Oi cer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Purfuanc:, of the Truft repofed in You ;
:;nd for fo doing, this fhall be your Commiffion.
GIVEN unde my I-1c7 d and Veal at An,ins, at tom-George, in the City of ;_env:yark, the �?w�
Dag of in the ��.�,�P�l'�=— Y'ear of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord OCE)MOe. Ze '
�by the Grace of 00DI) of Great:10ritain, , rance and 3retam aii?o, Defender of the
Faith, &-c. Anno?; Domini, 17
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