Beschreibung:

Royal warrant signed by George III at head and counter-signed by Secretary at War Sir George Yonge at foot, ordering payment to "Our Trusty and Welbeloved Lieutenant General James Johnstone Governor of Our Garrison of Quebec the Sum of Ninety eigth Pounds, four Shillings and eleven Pence"; 2 pages, three horizontal folds with some splitting, some yellowing and spotting to paper, minor browning to upper and lower margins, chipping to lower section of left margin, signature of George III remains clear and crisp, 3rd June 1791. Top quarter of the letter is mounted onto a 9.5 x 22.5cm card with clipped autographs of British Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour and of an unidentified signer [Richard Weston?] pasted on rear. James Johnston (1721? - 1797) was one of the most famous swordsmen of his days. He fought in the Seven Years' War and was appointed governor of the Quebec Garrison in 1774, a title he held until his death in 1797.