Letter from William Eden to Mr. Pownall, 1776

Containers:
Box 1, Folder 20
Language:
English
Scope and content:

W[illia]m Eden, Downing Street, [London, Eng.] to Mr. Pownall, Secretary to Board of Trade, 4 July 1776 Copy; original in Public Record Office. 2 pp. Copy of Autograph Letter Signed. (A/4/2b). He encloses Boucher's letter and recommends that something be done for him. He wishes one of the King's ships on the Southern Station to be directed to call in at Annapolis to take letters to his brother [Robert Eden, Governor of Maryland].

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