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Title:
PRO 30/55/020/087 - Autograph Letter to Honble Chas Jenkinson
Date:
1779
Language:
English
Date from:
1779-12-15
Date to:
1779-12-15
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/020/087
Full Description:
[Clinton] to Jenkinson. New York. Has received the enclosed memorial, rendered interesting because of the knowledge he had of the worth of Doctor Bruce, and the real indigence of the deserving family he has left behind him. Convinced that the climate to which his duty called him was the cause of his death. Asks for His Majesty to relieve this destitute family whose support fell a sacrifice in the service of his country.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16266161
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_20_87