{"product_id":"1775-jeffery-amherst-signed-office-of-ordinance-document-revolutionary-era","title":"1775 Jeffery Amherst Signed Office Of Ordinance Document - Revolutionary Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e1775 Jeffery Amherst Signed Office of Ordnance Document – American Revolution Era – HMS Thames\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal British government military manuscript signed by Jeffery Amherst, dated 3 August 1775, during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued from the Office of Ordnance, the document concerns expenses for gunner's stores aboard His Majesty's Ship HMS Thames and is addressed to the Treasurer of the Navy. The manuscript references Thomas Barton Scott, Gunner of HMS Thames, and records official approval of ordnance expenditures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe document bears a clear autograph signature of Jeffery Amherst and an additional signature of Charles Cocke. Few surviving Amherst documents relate so directly to British military and naval administration at the outbreak of the Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDate: 3 August 1775\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffice: British Office of Ordnance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by: Jeffery Amherst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional signature: Charles Cocke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubject: HMS Thames naval ordnance accounting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecipient: Treasurer of the Navy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary War era\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal manuscript document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery good eighteenth-century condition with expected mailing folds and light age toning. Ink remains dark and highly legible. Signature is bold and attractive. No significant loss affecting the text or signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffery Amherst was among Britain's most influential military leaders of the eighteenth century and played a central role in military administration during the American Revolution. Documents signed by Amherst from the opening year of the conflict are increasingly scarce and sought after by collectors of Revolutionary War and British military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate historical manuscript collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52300117082394,"sku":"EB-327184530663","price":3497.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_162ba02d-2cc2-4b8b-8f27-47d329f77ba2.jpg?v=1780155760","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1775-jeffery-amherst-signed-office-of-ordinance-document-revolutionary-era","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}