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New London Conneticut

Fort [??]

Commanded by Captn Mc Dowell
Alexr Cunningham Surgeon -
This fort is built on a point of land projecting
into the river & about one mile from the town.

The land [deleted] on which [deleted] surrounding belonging to
the U.S does not exceed 10 acres.

The rooms appropriated for an hospital &
for a surgery & very much out of repair, and
unfit for the purpose, and every thing within
it is pretty much in the same state. The
medicine is not an [??] in good order
The Instruments, bandages, cotton & woolen
are all jumbled together without appearance
of system, [deleted] or much of one [deleted] The
medicines are scattered about in two rooms
The Surgeon is I conjective between 70 & 80
years of age, on which account I gave him
several hours notice of my intended visit.

This gentleman does not reside in the fort,
but in the town of New London. the barracks &
beding are not over neat, yet everything appertaining
to the soldiers, looks fit, I should
believe to meet a soldiers eye. There is
a good garden & good water & good provisions