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Title:
PRO 30/55/008/098 - Copy Letter from Pat Tonyn to Sir Wm Howe
Date:
1778
Language:
English
Date from:
1778-02-24
Date to:
1778-02-24
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/008/098
Full Description:
Governor Tonyn to General Sir William Howe. A letter from St Augustine stating that there have been no problems in the province since the defeat of rebels back in the May, and that troops and Rangers have improved along with the Indians. Problems still arise from a large force of 'Georgian Rebels' with incursions that disposes inhabitants of their property, and expels them from the province, as the troops there retired. Companies of woodsmen were formed into Rangers for the purpose of intelligence gathering and persuading the Indians to join in against the rebels with some success as they were driven off near the St John's River. The formation of the Rangers supported the regular troops and helped in the supply of cattle for food as well as employing the Indians who may have massacred men, women and children in Georgia if left to their own devices.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16173359
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_8_98