Warfare in North America, c. 1756-1815 | British Perspectives
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Title:
PRO 30/55/033/091 - Autograph Letter to General Washington
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-11-24
Date to:
1781-11-24
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/033/091
Full Description:
[Clinton] to Washington requesting a bilateral meeting (either at 'Elizabeth Town' or Staten Island) to discuss prisoner-of-war exchanges, (to ajust the exchange of General Burgoyne, for which proposals have been made 'some time since'), likewise to treat for the exchange of Earl Cornwallis. Also regards the supply of goods and medicines for the treatment of British soldiers held by the Americans in Virginia.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16311052
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_33_91