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<Warrant to the Governor of New Hampshire to make use of the old Seal.>

George R.

Our Will and Pleasure is, and We do hereby authorize and empower you to make use of the Publick Seal made use of within Our Province of New Hampshire in America, during the Lifetime of Our dearest Grand Father the late deceased King for Sealing all things whatsoever that are used to be sealed therewith untill another Seal shall be prepared and transmitted to Our said Province duly Authorised by Us. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Saville-House the 28th. of October, 1760 in the First year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty's Command

(LS.)W. Pitt

Superscribed

To Our Trusty and Welbeloved Benning Wentworth, Esqr., Governor & Commander in Chief of Our Province of New Hampshire in New England in America; Or to the Commander in chief of the said Province for the Time being.

The like Warrant was sent to Massachusetts Bay, Nova Scotia, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, No. Carolina, So. Carolina, Georgia, Bahamas, Bermuda, Leeward Islands, Barbados, Jamaica.