Auction Catalogue

6 December 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1284

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6 December 2006

Hammer Price:
£20

Notification of Commissions Document, dated, ‘War Office, 7th October 1801’, ‘Gentlemen, His Majesty having signified His Pleasure to me that commissions be presented to Him for the following Gentlemen to be Officers as undermentioned ...’ 22 names follow; the document signed by ‘C. Yorke’, ‘Secretary to the Right Honble. Lord Pelham, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State’, some discoloration and fold marks, generally good condition £30-40

The units to which officers are being appointed include the 93rd Foot, 2nd West India Regt., 5th West India Regt., Cape Regt., Royal Garrison Battalion, Capt. Nugent’s Levy, Invalids, Hospital Staff, Prince of Lowenstein’s Levy and Dillon’s Regt.