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Draft; letter to Captain Anderson, Commanding Officer of the Black Corps of Pioneers...

Catalogue reference: CO 101/27/33

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This record is about the Draft; letter to Captain Anderson, Commanding Officer of the Black Corps of Pioneers... dating from 1787 Oct 6 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Grenada, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
CO 101/27/33
Date
1787 Oct 6
Description

Draft; letter to Captain Anderson, Commanding Officer of the Black Corps of Pioneers and Artificers, Grenada; signifies the King's pleasure that the Black Corps of Pioneers and Artificers now serving in the West Indies are in the future to be under the immediate orders of the Corps of Royal Engineers commanding in the West Indies, and that Anderson is to follow his instructions for his further proceedings.

Secretary of State, Whitehall, Folios 118 - 119.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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