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Title:
PRO 30/55/034/066 - Autograph Letter from John Campbell to John Smith
Date:
1781
Language:
English
Date from:
1781-12-23
Date to:
1781-12-23
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/034/066
Full Description:
Campbell to John Smith. Halifax. Explains that prior to the receipt of the letter of '26th ultimo', he drew pay as a Brigadier-General from 20 September 1779. Has signified His Excellency's pardon to men of the Royal Fensible American Regiment and the Nova Scotia Volunteers. Lieutenant Hicks will go to Penobscot to take command of that post. The appointment of a Commissary of Musters was annexed to that of Town Major to enable such officer to live. The enclosed letter will he hopes, plead for the application.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16311301
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_34_66