£110
1794-1812 GB NAVAL FLEET & SOME MERCHANTS LETTERS: Condition is generally good to v. fine mainly ELs, and well annotated. 17th Dec. 1794 letter with 2 Jan. 1795 addition. Merchants letter from Smyrna to London Bishop mark MR/12, rated 1s. Go to great length to explain the Royal Navy support & convoy system; 1793 to Commander of East India Man Exeter at Motherbank before her first journey to Bombay & China;. 1795 EL with good PORTSMOUTH arc to London, sender Capt. George Faith expecting to leave that day; 1798 HMS Caesar part Free EL from Edinburgh with red AU-/21 Bishop mark to Plymouth; 1804 Piece with signature of Admiral Richard Hussey Bikerton, Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean 2nd in command under Nelson; 1805 EL ex HMS Cerberus at Spithead with PORTSMOUTH/73 boxed mileage rated 6d to Norwich; 1812 HMS Niemen, Basque Roads, full transcript of letter. (7) Cross Reference: MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, SHIPS/SHIPPING, WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY
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