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Army: Allowances for British Officers and Soldiers Sent on Duty
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| £. | s. | d. | £. | s. | d. | ||
| Port Patrick | Donaghadee | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Belfast, Dublin | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Holyhead | Dublin | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bristol | Dublin, Belfast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Bristol | Cork, Waterford | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bristol | Limerick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Milford Haven | Waterford | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Isle of Wight | Cork, Waterford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Isle of Wight | Limerick | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
The same rates of allowances are made from Ireland to the British ports, with a farther allowance of nine-pence per mile to defray the expences attending the land carriage of an officer's baggage.
Source: Hood, Nathaniel Lieut. in the Army. Elements of War : or Rules & Regulations of the Army in Miniature ; Shewing the Duty of a Regiment in every Situation, 3rd edition, printed for the author, London; 1804. P. 176
Placed on the Napoleon Series: December 2003
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