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136 - A COLLECTION OF 17TH-CENTURY MAINLY NAVY OFFICE LETTERS
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A COLLECTION OF 17TH-CENTURY MAINLY NAVY OFFICE LETTERS Captain John Whitworth. Letter to the Commissioners of the Navy “sittinge neare Tower Hill”, signed “John Whitworth”, one page, dated May 27th, 1653; Sir John Lawson (c. 1615-1665). Letter to the Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy, Whitehall, signed “Jo: Lawson” captain of the “Fairfax”, one page, dated 2 July 1654; letter certifying that John Mason is due three hundred and eighty-seven pounds, eighteen shillings and three pence, one page, dated 8 June 1667; Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685). Letter certifying that Thomas Dunkin and others are owed wine etc., signed on behalf of the Navy Office 12 November 1672 by Sir Thomas Allin (“Tho Alin”) and two others, one page; Sir John Narbrough. An order from the Principle Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy, one page, dated 12 May 16?5, signed by Richard Haddock, John Narbrough and one other (slight loss); Thomas Littleton. Letter from the Office of Ordnance to Rt. Hon Edward Russell of their majesties’ Navy, one page, dated 29 July 1692, signed “Tho. Littleton” and one other; Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell (1650–1707) Admiralty Office letter regarding orders about ships off Dunkirk, one page, dated 14 April 1696, signed “J. Burchett”; And a letter signed by Francesco Caracciolo, 2 pages folio (A lot) Provenance: Estate of the Late Clive Richards CBE.
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