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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 413
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8th Lieutenant Governors of Proprietary Governments when
in their Respective Governments.
9th Lieutenant Governors of Our Provinces and Colonies,
not being Commanders in Chief, out of their Respective
Governts
10. Governors of Charter Colonies, when in their Respective
Colonies,
11th All Field Officers under the Rank of Colonels
12th Lieutenant Governors of Proprietary Governments out
of their Respective Governments
13. Governors of Charter Colonies, out of their Respective
Colonies.
All Captains General & Governors in Chief of Our Prov-
inces and Colonies to take Rank, according to the dates of
their Comisss
All Lieutenant Governors of Our Provinces and Colonies
the same.
All Lieutenant Governors of Proprietary Governments the
same
Governors of Charter Colonies according to the date of their
Charters.
Given at our Court at Kensington this seventh day
of May in the Twenty Ninth year of Our Reign
By His Majesty's Command
H. Fox
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[Rules for Settling Rank.]
George R.
Whereas some doubts have arisen with Regard to the Rank
and Command, which the General and Field Officers of the
Troops raised by the Governors of Our Provinces in North
America, should have, when Ioind, or serving together, with
our Regular Forces, in our said Provinces; In order to fix the
same, and to Prevent all disputes on that Account, We do
hereby declare, that It is our Will and Pleasure, that all
General and Field Officers, serving by Commission from the
Governors, Lieutenant or deputy Governors or Presidents of
the Council, for the time being, of our said Provinces, shall take
Rank, as Eldest Captains on all detachments, Courts Martial,
or other duty where in the said General and Field Officers
may be employed in North America, in Conjunction with our
Regular Forces Given at our Court at Kensington the 12th day
of May 1756 in the Twenty Ninth Year of our Reign
By His Majestys Commd
H Fox
Rank of Provincial General
& Field Officers in North America
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