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38 letters. One manuscript copy of a letter from Charles Cornwallis to James Wemyss contains orders regarding actions to be taken in South Carolina (1780 August 28). Another letter (1782 April 15) from Sir Henry Clinton to Moncrieff pertains to material supplies in the West Indies. One letter, from Colin Clark (at Dieppe Bay, Antigua) to the Board of Commissioners of Customs requests either a pay increase or permission to return to England. Three letters, one dated [17]94 March 25 and the others undated, mention Moncrieff’s memorial for his lost property. The bulk of the remaining letters regard personal purchases of Moncrieff, military purchases, military fortifications and other matters pertaining to the Engineer Corps. Twelve letters between Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and James Moncrieff (primarily written in early 1793) pertain to the activities of the Engineer Corps.