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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3028

Historical Documents
Field Marshal George Wade
1742 (16 September) letter to the Office of Ordnance for supplies to H.M.S. Royal Caroline with Captain Charles Molloy commanding. Signed "George Wade", "Tho. Lascelles" and "W.R. Earle"; some splitting along folds, otherwise in a good state of preservation. Ex. Rawlins Collection. Photo

Field Marshal George Wade (1673-1748) Master General of the Ordnance. He fought the Jacobites in 1715 and was C. in C. of the forces in the 1745 rebellion. A major builder of roads and bridges in Scotland to enable the government forces to move about.

Thomas Lascelles (1670-1715) Surveyor General of the Ordnance. He served in several campaigns and was chief engineer of the army

W.R. Earle was Clerk of the Ordnance

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£250 to £300