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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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Yorktown, Virginia. Portsmouth is evacuated, and O'Hara is at Yorktown with many...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/11/74/74-75
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This record is about the Yorktown, Virginia. Portsmouth is evacuated, and O'Hara is at Yorktown with many... dating from 1781 Aug 22 in the series Charles Cornwallis: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/11/74/74-75
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1781 Aug 22
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Yorktown, Virginia. Portsmouth is evacuated, and O'Hara is at Yorktown with many refugees; discusses progress of defensive works at Yorktown and Gloucester, the strain on the troops; wants to know about releasing 1000 or 1200 men to Clinton; reports Lafayette in the fork of Pamunkey and Mattaponi; Cornwallis will need more heavy guns and artillery engineers; few spare arms in the Chesapeake, and refugees and 'Negro' laborers make heavy demands on provisions.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6672197/
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PRO 30/11
Charles Cornwallis: Papers
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