1798  12 Nov  Minorca  

626. [Copy of] letter from Nathaniel Whitworth to Rufus Chandler, making additions to his will, and giving final instructions as to the disposition of his property in the event of his meeting with an accident.  He refers to his duties as Deputy Commisary, Paymaster Gen'l, Quarter Master Gen'l etc. [Copy in Gideon White's handwriting].
Overleaf: copy of Whitworth's will, 21 Oct. 1793, above.[Whitworth died before the troops had disembarked at Minorca, it is believed by his own hand, because of some alleged error in his accounts which involved the loss of a large sum to the British Govt. - note by M. E.] 

White Family Nova Scotia Archives MG 1 Vol. 950 No. 626