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Byrd's Plantation. To Leslie. Wants the 43rd to come to him, Leslie to take the other...

Catalogue reference: PRO 30/11/86/47-48

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PRO 30/11/86/47-48
Date
1781 May 24
Description

Byrd's Plantation. To Leslie. Wants the 43rd to come to him, Leslie to take the other troops to Portsmouth; the empty transports which brought the reinforcements will proceed to New York; wants the newly constructed boats as soon as possible; his passagewill be a very troublesome one.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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PRO 30/11

Charles Cornwallis: Papers

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts

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Within the series: PRO 30/11

Charles Cornwallis: Papers

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Within the piece: PRO 30/11/86

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