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Reports plans to begin work on permanent barracks due to the poor condition of the...

Catalogue reference: CO 37/44/17

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This record is about the Reports plans to begin work on permanent barracks due to the poor condition of the... dating from 1793 May 4 in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bermuda, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 37/44/17
Date
1793 May 4
Description

Reports plans to begin work on permanent barracks due to the poor condition of the existing wooden barracks. Also reports ordering that a boat be built for transporting troops and supplies to the forts and batteries. Also comments on the state of the island's fortifications.

Henry Hamilton, Governor of Bermuda, No. 38, Folios 74-75

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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