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Letters to government officials, military officers in the United Kingdom regarding...
Catalogue reference: WO 34/232
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This record is about the Letters to government officials, military officers in the United Kingdom regarding... dating from 1779 Oct.14-1780 Feb.11 in the series War Office: Baron Jeffrey Amherst, Commander in Chief: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 34/232
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- 1779 Oct.14-1780 Feb.11
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Letters to government officials, military officers in the United Kingdom regarding - military affairs, commission, recommendations, etc. For information re American military service, see letters to Lord George Germain, especially Oct.30, 1779, for Amherst's attitude to procedure of promotions in America
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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War Office: Baron Jeffrey Amherst, Commander in Chief: Papers
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