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Decrees from George III, King of Great Britain, conferring titles of nobility and military appointment, 1744-1789.
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Title:

Decrees from George III, King of Great Britain, conferring titles of nobility and military appointment, 1744-1789

Creator/Contributor:

George, III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, creator

Abstract:

Decree from George III conferring the title of Lieutenant of and in the County of Sommerset on Lord Frederick North, March 16, 1774.
Decree from George III conferring the title of Baron Mountjoy (County of Tyrone in the kingdom of Ireland) on Luke Gardiner, September 19, 1789.

Date:

1774 (issued)

Subject:

e-uk-en -- e-uk-ni
Somerset (England)
Tyrone County (Northern Ireland)
Somerset (Angleterre)
England -- Somerset
Lord -- North, Frederick -- 1732-1792
Viscount -- Mountjoy, Luke Gardiner -- 1745-1798
Lord -- North, Frederick -- 1732-1792

Note:

Transfer; From Rare Books and Special Collections.
In English.
Preferred citation: Decrees from George III, King of Great Britain, conferring titles of nobility and military appointment, BANC MSS 92/850 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

decrees.
seals (artifacts)

Physical Description:

print
2 oversize boxes (3.2 linear feet)

Language:

English

Origin:

England