GEORGE III, King of England. Document signed ("George R."), St. James's [London], 25 May 1772. One page, oblong 4to, 304 x 412mm. (12 x 16 1/8 in.), ON VELLUM, an attractively engraved document accomplished in manuscript, remains of red wax seal at top left, notarial endorsements and embossed tax stamps at lower left, a modern descriptive note in ink at extreme lower right . THE APPOINTMENT HENRY CLINTON CARRIED TO AMERICA IN MAY 1775 A very important document, conferring upon Clinton the highest military rank he ever attained in the regular Army (although he was granted the"local" rank of Lt. General in September 1775, following his victory at Bunker Hill). "George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c..." appoints "Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Henry Clinton Esq....Major General in our Army; and We do hereby, give and Grant you full Power and Authority to command...." Sir Henry Clinton (1738?-1795), son of Admiral George Clinton, who served as Governor of Newfoundland and New York Province, joined the New York militia and then, upon returning to England, the Coldstream Guards, then the Grenadier Guards. "His gallantry was conspicuous" (DNB), he was wounded in action and was rapidly promoted. With the American crisis developing, he was ordered to Boston, and arrived there in May l775 on the same ship as William Howe and John Burgoyne. Major General Clinton commanded the British force which took, after a costly struggle, Breed's Hill (Bunker Hill) in June 1775, and commanded the Charleston Expedition, and the Battle of Long Island (Clinton claimed to have conceived the brilliant strategy of that campaign) and the eventual capture of New York City. Despite his requests to be transferred from the American theater, he was prevailed upon to return, granted a knighthood, and took charge of the British forces in New York in July 1777. When Howe relinquished command, in May 1778, Clinton became Commander-in-Chief of all British Forces in North America, which post he gave up after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, to return to England in May 1781. For a sophisticated analysis of his strengths and weaknesses as a man and officer, and his extremely important role in the Revolution, see Boatner, Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, pp.236-240. (George III's appointment of Clinton to the rank of Colonel, dated 28 November 1766, was recently offered by Joseph Rubinfine, List 114, item 16). Provenance: Elsie O. & Philip D. Sang Foundation (sale, Sothby Parke Bernet, 20 June 1979, lot 688).
GEORGE III, King of England. Document signed ("George R."), St. James's [London], 25 May 1772. One page, oblong 4to, 304 x 412mm. (12 x 16 1/8 in.), ON VELLUM, an attractively engraved document accomplished in manuscript, remains of red wax seal at top left, notarial endorsements and embossed tax stamps at lower left, a modern descriptive note in ink at extreme lower right . THE APPOINTMENT HENRY CLINTON CARRIED TO AMERICA IN MAY 1775 A very important document, conferring upon Clinton the highest military rank he ever attained in the regular Army (although he was granted the"local" rank of Lt. General in September 1775, following his victory at Bunker Hill). "George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c..." appoints "Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Henry Clinton Esq....Major General in our Army; and We do hereby, give and Grant you full Power and Authority to command...." Sir Henry Clinton (1738?-1795), son of Admiral George Clinton, who served as Governor of Newfoundland and New York Province, joined the New York militia and then, upon returning to England, the Coldstream Guards, then the Grenadier Guards. "His gallantry was conspicuous" (DNB), he was wounded in action and was rapidly promoted. With the American crisis developing, he was ordered to Boston, and arrived there in May l775 on the same ship as William Howe and John Burgoyne. Major General Clinton commanded the British force which took, after a costly struggle, Breed's Hill (Bunker Hill) in June 1775, and commanded the Charleston Expedition, and the Battle of Long Island (Clinton claimed to have conceived the brilliant strategy of that campaign) and the eventual capture of New York City. Despite his requests to be transferred from the American theater, he was prevailed upon to return, granted a knighthood, and took charge of the British forces in New York in July 1777. When Howe relinquished command, in May 1778, Clinton became Commander-in-Chief of all British Forces in North America, which post he gave up after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, to return to England in May 1781. For a sophisticated analysis of his strengths and weaknesses as a man and officer, and his extremely important role in the Revolution, see Boatner, Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, pp.236-240. (George III's appointment of Clinton to the rank of Colonel, dated 28 November 1766, was recently offered by Joseph Rubinfine, List 114, item 16). Provenance: Elsie O. & Philip D. Sang Foundation (sale, Sothby Parke Bernet, 20 June 1979, lot 688).
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