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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
25-May-2012
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Sir Henry Parkes & Lord Carrington signed document 'By His Excellency the right Honourable Charles Robert, Barron Carrington, a Member of her Majesy's most Honourable Privy Council, Knight grand cross of the most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of New South Walesand its Dependencies. Mr John Coxall Know You, that I, Charles Robert, Baron Carrington, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief aforesaid, Do, by virtueof the power and authority in me vested by the Act of Parliment paysed in the Thirty-first year of her present Majesty's Reign, and intituled 'An Act to regulate the Volunteer Force,' and with the advice of the Executive Council of the said Colony, hereby appoints you, the said Mr John Coxall to be second Lietenant in the Tenterfield Reserve Corps of Volunteer Infantary, subject to passing an examination in twelve months time. By His Excellency's Command, Henry Parkes. Given under my hand and seal, at Government house, Sydney, in New South Walesaforsaid, this twentieth day of December in the fifty first year of her Majesty's Reign, and in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven. Carrington Entered on record by me, in Register of Patents, No. 13 page 120 this twenty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven. For the Colonial Secretary and Registrar of Records, Critchett Walker Principal under Secretary.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents