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Letter 364 William Ellis, Secretary at War to Robert James that His Majesty has been pleased to permit the within mentioned Officers to be employed in the Company's service & to retain their half pay
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Officers mentioned: Ensign Thomas Spratt, late of the 75th RegimentCaptain George Brown, 103rd RegimentLieutenant Scipio Carnac, 99th RegimentLieutenant Christopher Theophilus Chaigneau, 84th RegimentLieutenant Alexander Hannay, 51st RegimentLieutenant William Nugent, 119th RegimentLieutenant Jo...
Letter 77 John Johnstone to Robert James that he has not received any sums of money from the Indian Princes, their Ministers etc. contrary to his covenants with the Company
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Referred to the Committee of Lawsuits with Mr Thomas Nuthall
Letter 197 Augustus Rogers, Secretary to the Office of Ordnance to Thomas Morton signifying that the money due to the Company for Saltpetre, as rated in the Debt of the Ordnance stated to Parliament is ready to be paid to their treasurer
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Committees of Accounts and Treasury to examine and report.
Letters 171-172 Captain De Laumer, formerly of the Comte de Lally's regiment and now a French Prisoner at Wickham to the Court regarding passage for his wife
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Original letter in French with English translation. The English translation has been incorrectly dated as 28 December 1759.
Letter 157 Charles Thomas Coggan on behalf of the Committee of Shipping to Robert James giving the names of new ships' mates to be sworn in
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John Nuccoll, Third Mate, Admiral Pocock; Michael Smith, Third Mate, Valentine; Robert Man, Fourth Mate, Valentine; George Backhouse, Fourth Mate, Earl of Ashburnham