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Folio 101: W. Knox [William, under-secretary at the American department] to Chamier...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/299/37

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This record is about the Folio 101: W. Knox [William, under-secretary at the American department] to Chamier... dating from 1776 May 16 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 78/299/37
Date
1776 May 16
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Folio 101: W. Knox [William, under-secretary at the American department] to Chamier [Anthony, under-secretary of state, southern department]. He reports the taking on board the packet Duke of Cumberland 3 French gentlemen sent by the earl of Dunmore [governor of New York province and Virginia] as prisoners. When the ship foundered off the isles of Scilly on her return from Virginia, one of these was drowned and the other 2 were taken to Falmouth. All papers were lost. He encloses f. 103.

Date and place: 1776 May 16 Whitehall.

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