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Title:
PRO 30/55/021/078 - Autograph Letter from Jno Cambel to Sir Henry Clinton
Date:
1780
Language:
English
Date from:
1780-02-28
Date to:
1780-02-28
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/021/078
Full Description:
John Cambel, Commanding Engineer to Clinton. St Augustine. Arrived here the '25th instant'. Lays before him a sketch and report of the works at this place, together with a copy of the orders received from the commanding officer. Was seperated from the fleet and driven to New Providence where he repaired and armed his ship to insure a junction with His Excellency. Refers to a late memorial and says he would prefer the most subordinate situation under His Excellency's immediate command to any other.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16266274
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_21_78