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Auction 351 17 May 2019
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1838 Military Commission Granted to Clayton Samuel Hext Hingston to be Ensign in 3rd West India Regiment from 28 June 1838, signed by (Lord) Normanby. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1839 & he approved the annexation of New Zealand to Britain. Originally purchased in 2012 for £125. Very early Victoriana.
1838 Military Commission Granted to Clayton Samuel Hext Hingston to be Ensign in 3rd West India Regiment from 28 June 1838, signed by (Lord) Normanby. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1839 & he approved the annexation of New Zealand to Britain. Originally purchased in 2012 for £125. Very early Victoriana.