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Title:
PRO 30/55/029/001 - Copy Letter from H C to Comte de Rochambeau
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-04-01
Date to:
1781-04-01
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/029/001
Full Description:
[General Clinton] to Comte De Rochambeau. New York. Before receiving his letter of 18 March, the naval officer commanding at New York had sent a cartel to Newport to treat for the exchange of British prisoners. This explains why he did not reply to the proposals received. Acknowledges kind treatment of Captain Gayton and his crew at Rhode Island.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16305101
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_29_1