Lords Commissioners of the British Admiralty to Vice Admiral Samuel Graves, October 15, 1775, First Letter

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The Earl of Suffolk, one of His Majts Principal Secretaries of State, having transmitted to Us, with his Letter of Yesterday's date a List* of Ordnance & Stores belonging to His Majesty in the Bermuda Islands & at the Island of Providence in the Government of the Bahama's, the first of which Places being entirely without Troops for it's defence, and the other having only a very inconsiderable Detachment from one of the Regiments serving in North America, there is reason to apprehend some attempts may be made by His Majts Rebellious Subjects to possess themselves of those Stores; You are therefore hereby required & directed, in pursuance of His Majts pleasure signified to Us by his Lordship in his said Letter, to station one of the small Ships of your Squadron at the Bermuda Islands & another at the Island of Providence, for the safety & preservation thereof, in case any such attempts should be made against them. Given &c. 15th Octr 1775.

Sandwich J Buller H Palliser

Duplicate by the Alborough ー 15 Jany 1776 ー

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Inventory of Stores at Providence Bahama Islands.
600.	Barrels of Gunpowder
3.	Iron Mortars
75.	Iron Guns of different Calibras
1,500.	Stand of Fire Arms or Musquets.
Inventory of Stores at Bermuda
700.	Barrels of Gunpowder
153.	Iron Guns of different Calibres
1,200.	Stand of Fire Arms or Musquets.

By R. A. Shuldham.

1. PRO, Admiralty 2/100, 177, 178. A similar letter. to Rear Admiral Shuldham was written the same day, PRO, Admiralty 2/550, 219-220.

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Date

1775 October 15

Author

Lords Commissioners of the British Admiralty

Volume

Recipient

Graves, Samuel (V. Adm.)

Ships

Aldborough

Series

European Theatre from August 11, 1775, to October 31, 1775

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