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William the Fourth by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great-
Britain and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith &c. To Our Trusty and
well beloved Major George Spottiswoode Greeting:
We reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct,
Do by these Presents, constitute and appoint You to be Lieutenant Colonel in our
Army from the 22^d of July 1830 and We do hereby give and grant You full Power
and Authority to Command and take your Rank accordingly; You are therefore carefully
and diligently to discharge the duty of Lieutenant Colonel
by doing and performing all and all manner of Things thereunto belonging. And We
do hereby Command all Our Officers and Soldiers whom it may Concern to acknowledge
and Obey you as a Lieutenant Colonel as aforesaid: And you are to
observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from time to time, as You shall receive
from Us, or any Your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War,
in pursuance of the Trust We hereby repose in you.
Saint James's the First Day of December 1830 In the
Year of Our Reign.
By His Majesty's Command.

Major George Spottiswoode
Lieut Colonel
in the Army

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