| Description | "Major Beckham is very well, the Alcade is bringing down a considerable army, the horse intended for this place are very much wished for" a master gunner is needed, two thirds of the gunners are not fit, neither do they have warrants for their places, "Sir Palmes Faireburne was pleased to give me a commission to be Captain Controller of the Train and Ordnance of this garrison, I hope your honour will add something more, in regard it is a place of honour"
For full description see HMC Calendar (11th Report Appendix 5), 1887, available for consultation at the Staffordshire Record Office and at the William Salt Library, Stafford |