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Title:
PRO 30/55/019/038 - Autograph Letter from Amherst to Sir Henry Clinton
Date:
1779
Language:
English
Date from:
1779-09-23
Date to:
1779-09-23
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/019/038
Full Description:
Lord Amherst, Whitehall to Clinton introducing the bearer William Preston, who formerly served in America in the 44th Foot and seeks employment with the Provicial Troops.
2318. George Rogers Clark from Louisville [Kentucky] to Thomas Jefferson, regarding the building of a fort at the mouth of the Ohio River to 'awe' the British and our Chickasaw enemies on the Mississippi. On the sending of supplies to the garrison at Vincennes (Illinois Country), and on the mounting of an expedition under Captain James Shelby to attack the British post at St Joseph near Lake Michigan.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16265997
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_19_38