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Title:
PRO 30/55/028/101 - Copy Letter from de Rochambeau
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-03-18
Date to:
1781-03-18
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/028/101
Full Description:
Rochambeau to [Clinton]. A letter from Newport [Virginia] containing letters from prisoners of war for forwarding. Not sure if his Excellency was commissioned to exchange prisoners by Admiral Arbuthnot as he was by the Chevalier des Touches. Leaves choice of whether to send a flag for carrying prisoners to New York or not. Unknown number of prisoners at York, Virginia, and not commissioned to exchange.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16309442
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_28_101