Lot 844
Gallway, Henry, Earl and Viscount and Baron of Port Arlington (1648-1720) DS ("Gallway") as General and Commander in Chief of Her Majesty's Forces in Portugal, 1p, 8" x 7", Lisbon, 1705 July 14. Very good; mounted on backing board. An order to George Day, Commander of the Train of Artillery in Portugal, to deliver to Captain Crawford 147 tents for the use of the Earl of Donegall's Regiment of Foot. Henry de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny was a French soldier and diplomat and a Huguenot. Upon the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, he left France and went into the service of William II. He served as Lord Justice of Ireland from 1697 to 1701; in 1697, he was made Earl of Galway, a title which died with him.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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