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Military commission signed ("Anne"), appointing John Burnett ensign in Colonel Roger Townshend's Regiment; Kensington, 12 April 1706

24 June 2015, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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ANNE

Military commission signed ("Anne"), appointing John Burnett ensign in Colonel Roger Townshend's Regiment; counter-signed by Charles Hedges, Secretary of State for the Southern Department; with traces of seal and affixed blue-paper duty stamp, 1 page, on vellum, some surface dirt and dust-staining, writing slightly faded, folio, Kensington, 12 April 1706

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Roger Townshend was a younger brother of Charles, Viscount (ʻTurnip') Townshend, and was appointed colonel of a regiment of foot, newly raised on 12 April 1706, the day of our commission. The regiment was to embark for Flanders in 1708 and to be disbanded in 1712, with its officers placed on half pay (Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661–1714, 1902, v, p. 198).

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