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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
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