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Title:
PRO 30/55/028/020 - Copy Letter from Geo Germain to Sir Henry Clinton
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-02-07
Date to:
1781-02-07
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/028/020
Full Description:
Germain to Clinton. A letter from Whitehall regarding a plea from Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell, Governor of the Bahamas Islands, to a lack of heavy ordnance and ammunition, plus shortages in medicines and medical assistance for the troops there. Request for a surgeon or mate to be returned. Surplus cannon held at Charles Town [Charleston] so application being made for them, and transportation to be made in getting them to the Bahamas.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16309361
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_28_20