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Colonel Cornwallis: copy letters
1) submits a return [not present] regarding the increase in sickness and mortality of soliders, 5 Jun 1731
2) submits a return [not present] increase in sickness amongst soldiers in the five months they have been stationed there and military action is now affected by sickness. Negroes seem a peaceful sort, provisions sent have perished, surgeons cannot attend to all the men due to geographical distance, critical of Captain Selicke, Lieutenant Cuningham, 6 Jul 1731
3) difficulty to round up negroes due to health of regiment, climate is very damp, 18 Jul 1731
4) to Sir William Strickland, continuing sickness, lack of dry lodging and negroes to supply water, believes white people not suited to the climate, Sep 1731
5) from Port Royal to Colonel Cope, repeats concerns regarding climate and sickness, surgeon's pay, inability to march 6 Sep 1731
6) 'Anonymous letter, regarding the decisions made, soldiers and the negroe rebellion
7) copy of a representation to His Excellency General Hunter from Colonel Cornwallis, Colonel Fountaine and Major Hely, 15 Dec 1731
8) Major General Hunter, reports a defeat at Port Antonio, 15 Dec 1731
9) John Jephson to Sir William Strickland, with signed certification on John Jephson's service in suppressing the Indians, 18 Nov 1733 (original)
10) Richard Hunter, effectiveness of the company, 18 Dec 1733
11) Estimate of the charge of His Majesty's forces in the plantations, Minorca and Gibraltar for the year 1733
12) D Rutland, Aug 1734
13) Hugh Montgomery, recommendation of Colonel Williamson, 30 Nov 1734
14) An estimate of the charge of the six thousand men taken into His Majesty's service from the states general of the United Provinces, [nd. 1730s] |