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Title:
PRO 30/55/065/050 - Autograph Letter from J Cruden to Major C Nesbit
Date:
1783
Language:
English
Date from:
1783-03-25
Date to:
1783-03-25
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/065/050
Full Description:
J Cruden to Major C Nesbit. Tortola [Virgin Islands]. Discusses how he has given information to the magistrate about people who are selling 'negroes' that were carried from the Southern Provinces, but who have no right to do being the 'property' of the ['Patriot'] inhabitants. Begs that Nesbit will lay this information before the Commander-in-Chief so that measures can be taken to prevent the sale of American owned slaves.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16458585
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_65_50