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Building lately erected nearly of accommodation of the Troops the two private Godowns on the East side of the new Ordnance Store (and which are of the same size as the store) for a mess house and for Officers' Quarters, or if considered advisable to appropriate as a temporary measure the Eastern Building for a General Hospital might to your Lordship appear most desirable.
I am the more anxious to press this arrangement for your Lordship's favorable consideration as I have proposed to be obtained and because the possession of these Buildings by the Ordnance will be necessary to carry into effect the Military Defence I have to propose.
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I commence this paper simply to draw up Memoranda of the arrangements I intended submitting to your Lordship in a personal interview with you, but I now find myself under the necessity of pointing out the obtaining immediately the two Buildings I have pointed out briefly to explain to your Lordship the plan for internal Defence it is my intention to submit, under my instructions, for the approval of the Master General.
The occupation of this Island having much extended and it appearing likely to continue to do so, to the peculiarity of the nature of the ground for Defence which will be supplied for the Stand of the whole line of General residence being inclosed on directly defended by Military works.