Queen of England (born 1665), the last British monarch in the Stuart dynasty, who reigned from 1702 until her death in 1714. Manuscript DS, signed “Anne R,” one page, 9 x 11, February 1711/2. Queen Anne directs the treasurer to pay five hundred pounds to "Our Trusty and Welbeloved Sir James Wishart Kn't One of the Commissioners of Our Admiralty," to cover expenses associated with his voyage to Holland. Signed at the head by the queen, with the lower right portion of the document clipped off. Mounted, matted, and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 19 x 16.5; the frame's backing bears an affixed Goodspeed's Book Shop label. In very good to fine condition, with scattered soiling and light toning. Wishart served at the Battle of Cadiz and the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702, and participated in the capture of Gibraltar in 1704. He was dispatched to The Hague during this period, where he unsuccessfully lobbied the Dutch to form an alliance against the French.
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