November 17, 2020 Early Arms & Militaria: Age of Exploration, Empire & Revolution
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[Untitled Manuscript Army List of 1739/1740]. 99 pp. excluding blanks, with folding manuscript table of officers’ pay and allowances; written in black ink, but annotated and ruled in red, bound with red silk ribbon within integral vellum, folding wallet with tongue closure; housed in modern, clamshell box with red morroco and gilt-lettered spine label. Essentially, a List of of the General and Field Officers by seniority and corps, Regiments and Duty Stations, and breakdowns of the Military Establishment of the British Army, 1739/1740 during the period of King George’s War or the “War of Jenkin’s Ear”. Inscribed on first page: "W. Hetzler In Orange Court near King Street Chappel Golden Square St. James's Parish at the Green Lamp - who humbly offers his service in any Business subject to the Pen, with the utmost Expedition.” CONDITION: vellum wallet slightly soiled; pages clean and bright. JLK