Warrant (commission), signed by the King ('George R'), 'Holdernesse', 'John A F Hesse' and 'T Tyrwhitt', appointing 'James Paterson Gent: Lieutenant, in the Sixty Ninth Regiment of Foot, commanded by Colonel Colvill.'

On one side of a piece of vellum, dimensions 25 x 35 cm. Neatly folded to make eight rectangles. Red wax under paper in top left-hand corner, embossed with the royal seal. Above this is the King's signature, in what Rawlins ('Four Hundred Years of British Autographs', p.53, no.4) describes as 'un uncommon form'. Three blue 2s 6d stamps in left-hand margin. Small paper stamp on the reverse, which is docketed 'James Paterson Gent: | Lieutenant | In the Sixty Ninth Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Colvill.-' Text entirely legible on lightly discoloured vellum. The body of the document is printed over fourteen lines, with the specific information added in manuscript. Headed 'George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &ca: To Our Trusty and Welbeloved James Paterson Gent:' In manuscript at foot: 'Entered with the Secretary at War | [signed] T Tyrwhitt' and 'Entered in the Office of Thomas Gore Esqr. Comry Genl of Musters. | [signed] John A F. Hesse'. Holdernesse's signature in bottom right-hand corner, beneath 'By His Majesty's Command'. From the Paterson and Tonyn family papers.