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Title:
PRO 30/55/031/008 - Autograph Letter from H Clinton to Colonel De Seitz
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-07-04
Date to:
1781-07-04
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/031/008
Full Description:
[Clinton] to Colonel De Seitz. Acknowledges letter of '13th ultimo'. The schooner 'Dispatch' has been captured. Brigadier-General Campbell is to take command of the troops in Nova Scotia, but until his arrival the temporary rank of Brigadier is to be given to Lieutenant Colonel Bruce. Explains that it is necessary that the garrison of Halifax should always be commanded by a British Officer.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16305201
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_31_8