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K004 - Records of the Legge family of Sandwell and Patshull, Barons Dartmouth, Earls of Dartmouth
- D(W)1778 - Papers of the Legge Family, Earls of Dartmouth
  - II - American Papers

Located At	Staffordshire Record Office
Level	Item
Alt Ref No	D(W)1778/II/411
Title	Captain Archibald Blane to Lord Dartmouth, Reading
Date	6 Sep 1772
Description	Desiring to be appointed to one of the Governments to be settled on the Ohio Enclosures, Colonel Henry Bouquet to Lieutenant Archibald Blane commanding at Ligonier, 4 Jul 1753, Carlisle, North America, commends him for his bravery in defending his post, those who agreed to stay with him shall be rewarded, had Lieutenants Christy and Gordon behaved with the same courage as Blane their important posts would not have been lost nor Christy and his garrison massacred, importance of his post for support of Fort Pitt, sends a reinforcement Lord Barrington to Captain Archibald Blane, 3 Sep 1772, Cavendish Square, if a Governor is appointed on the Ohio, considers he deserves such an appointment, but the application must be made to Lord Dartmouth Captain Archibald to Lord Dartmouth, 6 Sep 1772, Reading, memorial
Extent	7 pages