NAM.1973-05-81-36

Ms letter to Andrew Caldwell from Guernsey, 23rd September 1794. The quarters are poor, some men died on the ship from fever. He has petitioned on behalf of some French prisoners held there, particularly some women and children, for better treatment. He hopes to be Aid De Camp for Lord Fitzwilliam, asks his uncle to put in a good word for him with Lord Besborough, to help with his application. He has heard that the 12th Dragoons have travelled from Ireland to Rome to guard His Holiness.

Wars of the French Revolution, POWs Channel Islands (1792-1802)