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Title:
PRO 30/55/003/022 - Copy Letter from Barrington to Honble General Howe
Date:
1776
Language:
English
Date from:
1776-08-17
Date to:
1776-08-17
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/003/022
Full Description:
Barrington to Howe. The King having been pleased to to grant bounties to soldiers maimed in the war, and to widows and orphans of those killed in action, he sends the enclosed. These allowances are to be retrospective so as to include the events at Lexington and Bunker Hill. He is allowed to use discretion in the exercise of these powers. The enclosure details the allowances and regulations. For the loss of an eye or limb the commissioned officer will receive a gratuity of one year's full pay, and the expenses relative to his cure. The commanding officer of the corps must deliver a certificate stating the time and place of the accident.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C15929563
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_3_22