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COLLECTION OF
BRITISH NAVAL LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS |
Size: 0.25 linear feet
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Content note:
This collection of letters and documents date from 1646 to 1874. They describe
British naval operations with accounts of cannon attacks, tables of signal codes,
and certification of admirals' and captains' service records. Some of the ports
mentioned are Lisbon, Martinique, Penzance and Antigua. Notable correspondents
include Admiral Collingwood, James Crowther and Lord Robert Rich Warwick, a
Puritan intimately connected with the early history of the American Colonies.
Purchased by Martin Bush from Christie, Manson, and Woods
Processed by: TGT, 11-06-1991; MN, 4-16-1996; JEF, 10-22-1998
