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Frees/Sir Evan Nepean. 1803 (Feb 18) Entire with partly printed heading and address "On His Majesty s Service" and "Out-Pensioner of Greenwich Hospital" with "Admiralty Office, Evan Nepean" in the lower corner, addressed to "Thos Bayne, care of Thos De Saumarez, His Majestys Attorney General, Island of Guernsey" and signed "W. Gimber", red Free datestamp. Also a 1793 Bill of Exchange signed by Nepean, and 1793 receipt for 18/- paid "to Mr Delafontaine going to different Public Houses by order of Mr Nepean to trace out seditious clubs &c 3 days trouble". In 1793 Nepean was Under Secretary of State for the Home Office where one of his responsibilities was to gather intelligence; he was Secretary to the Admiralty 1785-1804 and later Governor of Bombay. (3).
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