{"product_id":"1805-letter-signed-by-king-george-iii","title":"1805 Letter Signed By King George III","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a British military pay warrant \/ treasury authorization document, dated:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Given at Our Court at Saint James’s… 6th day of March 1805”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued under the authority of George III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe document authorizes payment of funds:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Land Forces”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Paymaster General”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Guards, Garrisons \u0026amp; Land Forces”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMentions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lord Viscount Torrington”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Charles Henry Somerset” (Paymaster General)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccounting period from January 1795 to December (following)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTotal sums listed:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge pound amounts (thousands of pounds), typical of military finance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the bottom right you have:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dundas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned as “W. Dundas”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major political figure (Secretary at War \/ Treasury official)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso noted:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“By His Majesty’s Command”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYear: 1805\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Napoleonic Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain was funding large-scale:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy operations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarrisons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverseas commitments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDocuments like this are part of the financial backbone of Britain’s war effort\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple old tape reinforcements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeavy fold wear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoxing and staining\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52263585644826,"sku":"EB-327076628407","price":3036.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_13c147d3-1646-403b-a0ac-a78813951b15.jpg?v=1779367079","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1805-letter-signed-by-king-george-iii","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}