Copy of a letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to Rear-Adm. Robert Digby, requesting that, as the threat from the French fleet is now more likely to be in the West Indies than off the American coast, all British battle ships should join him in returning there.
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Title
Copy of a letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to Rear-Adm. Robert Digby, requesting that, as the threat from the French fleet is now more likely to be in the West Indies than off the American coast, all British battle ships should join him in returning there.
Date Created
31 October 1781
Creator
Hood, Samuel, Rear-Adm. Sir
Language
English
Transcription Difficulty
Medium
Identifier
GEO/ADD/15/0654