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See catalogue entries for PRO 30/11/6/23, PRO 30/11/6/24r and PRO 30/11/6/24v.
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/11/6/23-24
See catalogue entries for PRO 30/11/6/23, PRO 30/11/6/24r and PRO 30/11/6/24v.
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Memorandum of instructions to Phillips of 10 March; conversations with Phillips on...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/11/74/57-58
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- [1781]
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Memorandum of instructions to Phillips of 10 March; conversations with Phillips on 26 April; extract of letter from Clinton to Cornwallis of 11 June. The instructions authorize Phillips to take possession of Yorktown or Old Point Comfort; the conversations recommend Yorktown as a station for protection of ships, and allow Old Point Comfort as an alternative; the extract of Clinton's letter refers to an earlier statement of his opinions on stations on the James and York.
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PRO 30/11
Charles Cornwallis: Papers
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