Major.

                        There are so many troops coming here that I [torn] we shall not be able to retain all the ground [torn] anticipated therefore I wish you to look at the ground [torn] your old camp and see if it will accommodate us [torn]. We had better occupy that ground ourselves than [torn] have any body else go there with our hospital where it [torn]

                       

For instance to have the Sutler on our left

Thus

 

Sally Port

Sutler                          Encampment

Hospital.

 

Do not let my troops encamp on your right between the Hospital & entrenchments, better let them have the left tho' I should be sorry to lose it.

 

Yours

NWB

 

[pencil]

 

                        Band

1.         B         B

2.         F          H

3.         E          M

4.         I           F

5.         H         K

6.         L          I

7.         M         L

8.         K         E

                        C

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