Papers, 1779-1813.

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Papers, 1779-1813.

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Correspondence and documents concerning the defenses of England and Scotland; recruitment and other matters related to the militia, volunteers, fencibles, and the regular army; the strength and disposition of British troops, principally land forces, on the continent and in the colonies; military operations on the continent; domestic Secret Service operations as well as intelligence about foreign naval operations; the activities of the French royalists in the VendeĢe; military affairs in India, Egypt, and Ireland; parliamentary elections and other political matters in Scotland; Scottish emigration to America; Catholic emancipation in Ireland; and domestic and foreign policy.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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