Morocco.- George II (King) Appointment of John Russell, British Consul at Tetuan on embassy to
Morocco.- George II (King) Appointment of John Russell, British Consul at Tetuan on embassy to Sultan Moulay Abdelmalik, D.s. “George R”, manuscript on thick vellum, folds, a few very small brown marks, small remains of Great Seal, 305 x 585mm., Hampton Court, 17th August 1728; and 4 others comprising a letter to John Russell from his son and 3 officer’s commissions (1 signed by George IV, 1824, and 1 by Queen Victoria, 1881), v.s., v.d. (5).*** First mentioned, John Russell (d. 1752), Clerk to the Cheque in Gibraltar, later British Consul at Tétouan, wrote an account of his embassy to the Emperor of Morocco in 1729, in order to free captive Europeans.
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Morocco.- George II (King) Appointment of John Russell, British Consul at Tetuan on embassy to Sultan Moulay Abdelmalik, D.s. “George R”, manuscript on thick vellum, folds, a few very small brown marks, small remains of Great Seal, 305 x 585mm., Hampton Court, 17th August 1728; and 4 others comprising a letter to John Russell from his son and 3 officer’s commissions (1 signed by George IV, 1824, and 1 by Queen Victoria, 1881), v.s., v.d. (5).*** First mentioned, John Russell (d. 1752), Clerk to the Cheque in Gibraltar, later British Consul at Tétouan, wrote an account of his embassy to the Emperor of Morocco in 1729, in order to free captive Europeans.
