Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, enclosing correspondence exchanged with Adm. Sir George Rodney [0685-6], complaining of Rodney's actions and the failures to take advantage of the fleeing French fleet and describing some movements of the British and French fleets.
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Title
Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, enclosing correspondence exchanged with Adm. Sir George Rodney [0685-6], complaining of Rodney's actions and the failures to take advantage of the fleeing French fleet and describing some movements of the British and French fleets.
Date Created
22 and 24 April 1782
Creator
Hood, Samuel, Rear-Adm. Sir
Description
'What dependance [sic] is there upon the word of such a man! And how is it possible to keep one's temper with him! I will however exert my utmost to do it but he fretts [sic] me to death.'
Language
English
Transcription Difficulty
Medium
Identifier
GEO/ADD/15/0684