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Title:
PRO 30/55/038/089 - Copy Letter from J Maxwell to Lt General Leslie
Date:
1782
Language:
English
Date from:
1782-04-17
Date to:
1782-04-17
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/038/089
Full Description:
Governor John Maxwell to Leslie. Bahamas. Lieutenant Cooper has arrived and is endeavouring to put the two companies in orders. Moncrieff has directed Cooper to assist in the Engineer Department but has given him no plan. Is glad to find from Admiral Digby's letter that the importance of the Bahamas is at last acknowledged. Temporary lodging for the troops is provided. A flag has returned from the Cape, Don Galvez has encamped with 7,000 men, and awaits the French fleet to go against Jamaica, which Rodney's arrival has prevented.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16323885
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_38_89