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Title:
PRO 30/55/031/077 - Autograph Letter from Geo Germain to Sir Henry Clinton
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-08-02
Date to:
1781-08-02
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/031/077
Full Description:
Germain to Clinton. Whitehall. Most Secret. Means have been found to decypher letters from the Comte De Rochambeau to the Chevalier De La Lucerne, transmitted with the other intercepted letters in Clinton's last dispatch. Encloses copy. Discusses the content of the letters and the likely consequences. Also mentions Clinton's secret intercourse with persons of high trust and importance among the enemy.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16305301
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_31_77