• Held At: West Sussex Record Office
• Reference Number: Parham/2/3/2/20/103
• Accession Number: 08285
• Document Order #: Parham 2/3/2/20/103
• Ref No: Parham/2/3/2/20/103
• Date: 27 May 1813
• Level: Piece
• Description: CONTENT WARNING. Written from Fort Erie. Shows name of General Stanton at bottom of letter but unclear if he (or his office) are the recipient or the sender. Giving instructions to destroy pork kept in 'Mr Dennis' Barn' by setting fire to the barn, to prevent it getting into the hands of the enemy. At this time, the British had evacuated Fort Erie to join with the regiments commanded by Brigadier-General John Vincent, who had retreated from Fort George under American attack.
• Terms:Transatlantic Ties
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• Access Status: Open
• Access Conditions: Digital surrogate available; do not produce original without permission from an Archivist.
• Finding Aids: 27/103
• Digital Copy:Online digital surrogate available
• Link: Please be aware that this document includes original language which may now be considered discriminatory or offensive.
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