Located AtStaffordshire Record Office
LevelItem
Doc Ref NoD(W)1778/II/1556
Title[?] to Thomas Quin
Date4 Oct 1775
DescriptionLondon, congratulations on his advancement from the regulating of watches to the commanding of a regiment in the Provincial Army, justifies him in taking up the cause of liberty, but it is doubtful whether the Americans will be able to hold out against the forces destined for that country next spring, foreign troops are to be sent with orders to devastate their towns if they will not submit, and King and Parliament are determined to assert their rights, does not sign this letter as it is reported letters for America are opened before they are sent but the handwriting will be known and he has sealed it four times with his mother's head
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