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Title:
PRO 30/55/069/036 - Autograph Letter from Lieut Col Thos Brown to Brigadier General Archibald McArthur
Date:
1783
Language:
English
Date from:
1783-05-15
Date to:
1783-05-15
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/069/036
Full Description:
Lieutenant-Colonel Brown Superintendent of Indian Affairs. St Augustine. Acknowledges orders regarding Indian matters. Recounts a conference with Brigadier-General Prevost also with Sir Henry Clinton at Savannah about insufficient allowances and expenses in time of war. He has acted under orders of various generals: eg from Cornwallis 9 October 1780, from Germain 5 July 1780 and Townshend 14 February 1783. Also refers to a letter from Speaker of the House, which he encloses. Hopes the Commander-in-Chief will point out the line of conduct he is to adopt at this juncture.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16490429
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_69_36