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List of fuch Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, Drummers, and 
Privates, as are deiirous of remaining in this Country, after the time when 
their Lordfhips the Commiffioners of the Admiralty intended to relieve the 
Detachment, as exprefled in their Letter of the 8th 06tober, 1788* 
New South Wales, \Jl OSloier-, 1788. 
Number 
of 
company. 
Names and quality. 
Watkin Tench, Capt. Lieutenant, 
George Johnftone, Firft Lieutenant, 
John Johnftone, ditto, - / 
James Maitland Shairp, ditto, 
William Dawes, Second Lieutenant, 
53 William Baker, Serjeant, 
5 George Flemming, private, 
26 llfaac Tarr, ditto, 
56 I James Manning, 
Defirous of remaining in this country. 
as a foldier for one tour more of three 
years. 
having been fo fhort a time in this country, 
cannot determine whether he v/ould wiili 
to remain or not, as to fettling can fa 
nothing. 
having been fo fhort a time in this country, 
cannot determine whether he would with 
to remain another tour or not, as to fet 
tling can fay nothing, till he knows oj 
what terms. 
being fo fhort a tim.e in the country, he can 
not yet judge whether he would v/ifli to 
remain or not another tour, as to fettling, 
until he knov.'s the terms and nature of 
the grants, cannot determine. 
as a foldier for one tour more of three 
years. 
as a foldier. 
as a foldier for three years more, 
as a fettler. 
as a foldier. 
All the officers, non-commiffioned officers, drummers, and private men of the detachment, 
whofe names are not exprelTed in the above lift, wifh to return to England, at the time 
propofed by their Lordthip's letter of the 8th 0(Slober, 1786, or as foon after as their 
LordHiips may find it convenient. 
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