Concerns: a description of the very unpleasant local conditions and the island on the River Senegal; their lack of fresh provisions; his wish to be made a captain and be removed from this post; the lack of a clergyman on the island. Written from Fort Lewis on the River Senegal on the Coast of Africa. Signed: "Anthony Coghlan".
Letter from Anthony Coghlan to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS4/1373
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS1/497.8
- Dates of Creation
- 26 March 1761
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 sheet
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