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Title:
PRO 30/55/081/035 - Autograph Letter to Br Genl Fox
Date:
1783
Language:
English
Date from:
1783-09-12
Date to:
1783-09-12
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/081/035
Full Description:
[Carleton] to Brigadier-General H E Fox. New York. Number 6. Encloses return. Discussion includes the disbanding of the British and British American regiments which go to the River St John and how the 3rd and 4th Battalions are to be disbanded at Halifax. All officers and men who wish to go to Europe are to be provided with passage. Six legions are to remain in Nova Scotia and the British Legion to accompany them. Sends a copy of the memorial from the British Legion's officers. Governor Parr has mentioned that the people from Machias have removed themselves from the eastern side of the River St Croix and it is recommended that the governor secures that frontier.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16544597
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_81_35