GEORGE III, King of England. Manuscript document signed ("George R"), countersigned by Sir Frederick North (1732-1792) as Prime Minister and by C. Townsend (author of the notorious "Townsend Acts"), St. James's Palace, [London], 1 August 1776. Large folio, text in a clear notarial hand. PROVISIONS FOR THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AMERICA, ONE MONTH AFTER THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Addressed to Richard Rigby, Paymaster General "of our Guards & Garrisons and Land Forces," ordering payment of £3,656 to a contractor who has supplied victuals "for the use of the Forces serving under General Howe in America..." Fine.