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Title:
PRO 30/55/081/070 - Autograph Letter from Fred Haldimand to Sir Guy Carleton
Date:
1783
Language:
English
Date from:
1783-09-15
Date to:
1783-09-15
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/081/070
Full Description:
General Haldimand to Carleton. Quebec, Canada. On the '29th ultimo' the last of the transports with the Loyalists mentioned in Your Excellency's letter of 4 June last, arrived at this place. He has done all in his power to expedite their return and they will sail this day. Has ordered a passage for a number of seamen who are desirous to seek for employment at New York, having been discharged from the Lake Service in their province. Has permitted four families of Loyalists to return to York at their particular requests, finding themselves dissappointed in the sanguine hopes they had formed of this country. Document noted as having been received 7 October 1783.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16544632
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_81_70