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1790-96 Entire letters from James Ireland to his parents in Westmoreland comprising 1790 letter from Lancaster sent prior to joining the navy, privately carried; 1795 (Apr. 20) letter from Lancaster about to march to Liverpool to join the navy, address panel missing; 1796 (Feb. 21) letter from H.M.S "Namur" at Spithead posted at Portsmouth, the ship detained a month at Plymouth by gales, arrived at Spithead on the 4th, upwards of 200 merchant ships there awaiting a convoy with talk of nine of the line going with them; 1806 (May 26) letter from H.M.S "Immortalitie" off Brest posted at Plymouth, interesting contents describe an action with two French frigates, and shots and shells fired from the forts and batteries at Brest. An interesting correspondence, the "Namur" present at the Battle of St. Vincent in 1797. (4).
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