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ZA HPRA A88-199 (159)
Title
Dundas, Major-General [Francis], Simons Town. To Earl Macartney
Date(s)
- 10 October 1777 (Creation)
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autograph letter signedExtent3 pages
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Gives news of the mutiny, obtained from Admiral Pringle's servant, that agreement is unlikely because the mutineers refuse to have certain officers restored to them and that the fleet may put to sea; even if the fleet fires on Simon's Town, it is unlikely the town would surrender.