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Title:
PRO 30/55/026/021 - Autograph Letter from H Clinton to Major General Leslie
Date:
1780
Language:
English
Date from:
1780-10-12
Date to:
1780-10-12
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/026/021
Full Description:
Clinton to Major-General [Alexander] Leslie. Headquarters, New York. Instructions to proceed with troops to Chesapeak Bay as a diversion for [Lieutenant-General Charles] Cornwallis. When arrived, to proceed up the James River in order to seize or destroy any magazines the enemy may have at Petersburg, Richmond or any of the places adjacent. Finally to establish a post on the Elizabeth River. The troops, artillery, stores etc., embarked for this expedition are particularly specified in the Returns you will receive herewith.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16304982
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_26_21