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Title:
PRO 30/55/041/046 - Autograph Letter from Sir Guy Carleton
Date:
1782
Language:
English
Date from:
1782-05-24
Date to:
1782-05-24
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/041/046
Full Description:
Intelligence. Private information relating to the embezzlement in public departments. Addressed to General Carleton. It is plain that assistant commissaries or clerks on 5s a day, with large families cannot live in luxury and keep servants, horses, and chaises etc. William Butler, formerly a barber to Commissary Lake, at one time had the whole victualling office under his control. His daughter married David Leard, agent for transports, and as owner and agent of 50 or 75 sail, they might charge government what tonnage they pleased. The vessels ought to be measured again. Another of the junto, Stephen Kebble, on entering the commissary line under Mr Butler, begun on nothing, has at his death left £2,000 on interest and a free house. Another of the name of Nixon went to Savannah and Charlestown and has placed his wife and children on an independent fortune made in a few years.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16350110
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_41_46