Appointment, George S Whitmore

Object detail

Brief Description

Appointment by Sir George Grey of George Stoddart Whitmore to the rank of Major commanding the Militia District of Napier, dated 21 May 1863. A government seal is affixed to the bottom left hand corner.

Collection

Whitmore Papers

Maker

George Grey; 14 Apr 1812; 19 Sep 1898

George Stoddart Whitmore; 30 May 1829; 16 Mar 1903

Production date

21 May 1863

Production place

Auckland City/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1860s/19th Century

Production technique

Handwritten
Printed

Media/Materials description

Handwritten and printed black ink on waxed paper

Media/Materials

Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 340 x 200mm

Signature/Inscription

G Grey, Signature, Handwritten

Classification terms

Manuscript
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

George Stoddart Whitmore; 30 May 1829; 16 Mar 1903

George Grey; 14 Apr 1812; 19 Sep 1898

Subject date

21 May 1863

Credit line

gifted by Mrs Wanklyn

Other number(s)

m50/2, 54592

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Place made

Auckland City North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania Auckland City

Subject category

Military Archive classification Government

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