Whitehall 24 January 1776.
(No 3)
Sir, The inclosed Copy of my letter of the 20th Inst to the Lords Commissioners 0£ the Admiralty, will inform you of the Orders given in respect to the future Destination of the 50th Regiment; and I am to signify to you His Majesty's Pleasure that, upon the arrival of the Transport Vessels from England, you do give the necessary Orders for the Embarkation of the said Regiment.
As soon as the two additional Battalions, and the additional Companys to the Royal American Regiment are completed to the augmented Establishment, the whole of the Regiment will be stationed in the West Indies; & I hope it will not be long before the 50th Regiment is replaced by another Battalion of the Royal Americans. I am &c
Geo: Germain
1. PRO, Colonial Office, 137/71, Part I.