Extract from the Gazette, 1740
Printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette, June 12, 1740.

We hear from annapolis in Maryland, that on Saturday last, about 10 in the Evening, after 7 or 8 Weeks Illness, died there the Honourable Alexander Spotswood, Esq; in an advanc’d Age. He served many Campaigns in the late Wars, under the Duke of Marlborough, as Quarter-Master General of the Queen’s Armies. After the Peace he was made Governor of Virginia, and since Postmaster General of all the King’s Dominions in America; and by a late Appointment, General and Commander in Chief of the Forces to be raised in the Plantations for the Expedition against the Spanish West-Indies. The Loss of a Gentleman of his distinguish’d Bravery, Skill and Experience in military Affairs, at this Critical Juncture, must be regretted by all who have at Heart the Interest and Glory of Great Britain.

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