[ Duke of Cumberland, "Keeper and Lieutenant of Windsor Forest"] Surviving top half of Document countersigned by William Windham, an Order for the Payment of a payment to the Duke of Cumberland

Surviving top half of an Order, 20 x 18cm, small closed tears, grubby, fold marks, text clear and complete as far as it goes. The recto contains the terms of the Order (cash for distribution by William, Duke of Cumberland to staff in Windsor Forest [Windsor Royal Park. The verso is signed by Cumberland's Comptroller, "July 22 1760 | Reced the within contents \ [signed] Wm Windham | Witness [signed] Peter Couture [Steward in the Duke's "establishment"]. The money was to be "distributed and paid over by [Cumberland] to and among the Keepers and other Officers of the said Forest in reward for their services and in lieu and satisfaction of all Wages, Fees and Allowances to them in respect thereof for half a year due 5 July 1760". Payments are listed to the Lord Warden, the Lieutenant, the Woodward, the Bailiff Finchampstead Bailiwick, "Ranger of Bagshot Rails & Sandhurst for Hay for th Deer of those two walks" [hay for the deer], and the Underkeeper of Bagshot Rails [hay]. Rest of document lost. Note: Windham served as sub-governor to Duke of Cumberland in 1731 and was afterwards Comptroller of the Duke's Household till the Duke’s death in 1765.