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Title:
PRO 30/55/017/072 - Autograph Letter from John Crawford to Lieut Col James Bruce
Date:
1779
Language:
English
Date from:
1779-07-07
Date to:
1779-07-07
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/017/072
Full Description:
John Crawford, Deputy Commissary-General to Lieutenant-Colonel James Bruce. Halifax. Sends enclosed. Three months since the provision ships were due, only one ship has arrived with pork and butter. Apprehends they are lost or captured by enemy. Particulars showing great need of provisions. If only half the quantity desired by McLean for expedition to Penobscot is shipped, there will remain but eight weeks supply for this garrison.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16265342
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_17_72