Lot 1120
Walpole, Sir Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford (1676-1745), Prime Minister (1721-1742), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1715-1717, 1721-1742). Manuscript Document Signed on behalf of Walpole, one and a half pages, 7¼ x 11¾ ca. 1710. Itemization of Troop placement and estimated costs headed "Estimate in Great Brittaine Jersey Guernsey the plantations and for Sea Service with the Charge thereof for the Year 1710", troops total 18,039 men including troop deployments in North America: "Four Companyos [sic] at New York [449 men]", one company at Bermuda, one company at Newfoundland, and three companies in "North Brittaine", on reverse "R Walpole" neatly penned by secretary or clerk, aging and a few peripheral faults, Very Good.
Estimate 300 - 400
AN EARLY DOCUMENT FROM WALPOLE'S POLITICAL CAREER, WHILE HE WAS SECRETARY AT WAR.
Walpole served as prime minister (there was no official title at the time) under both George I and George II. He was the first politician in this leadership role who dominated British politics and is considered to be the first prime minister of Britain.
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