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

Scope and Content

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".

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