Issue of the New-York Mercury newspaper published in New York, New York on November 8, 1756. Includes advertisements for Gomez and Hays, a distinguished merchant and constable who served in the French and Indian Wars.
Subject: French and Indian War, 1755-1763
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Royal Warrant signed by King George III, dated February 27, 1761, ordering payment of £1,211, 19 shillings, and 2 pence to Sir James Colebrooke, Arnold Nesbitt, George Colebrooke, and Moses Franks for flour supplied to British forces in New Hampshire and New York during the French and Indian War. The warrant is countersigned by Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Prime Minister), and Henry Bilson-Legge (Chancellor of the Exchequer). The two-page document is from the Court of St. James's, London, England.