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32. Dartmouth to Howe. Plans for the evacuation of Boston before the onset of winter...

Catalogue reference: PRO 30/55/1/32

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This record is about the 32. Dartmouth to Howe. Plans for the evacuation of Boston before the onset of winter... dating from 1775 Sept 5 in the series Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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PRO 30/55/1/32
Date
1775 Sept 5
Description

32. Dartmouth to Howe. Plans for the evacuation of Boston before the onset of winter and their removal to New York (or elsewhere). Proposals from His Majesty's minister at St Petersburg for the requisitioning of 20,000 troops from the Empress [Catherine II] of Russia for service in North America. Plans to send these auxillaries as early as possible in the spring to Quebec.

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PRO 30/55

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester: Papers

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32. Dartmouth to Howe. Plans for the evacuation of Boston before the onset of winter...

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