Admiral Lord Cochrane. 1842 (Jan 17) Letter from Lord Cochr...

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Admiral Lord Cochrane. 1842 (Jan 17) Letter from Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald prepaid 1/- from London to "Hon Arthur Cochrane, H.M Ship Benbow, Malta, via Falmouth", concerning sending his sextant to Arthur on a man of war from Portsmouth and warning against getting into debt as his other sons have; and 1856 letter from Rio de Janeiro to Cochrane concerning his ongoing efforts to claim prize money from his time as C-in-C of the Brazilian and Chilean navies during their wars of independence in 1817-25. Also an 1861 letter from Rio de Janeiro to his friend Admiral John Pascoe Grenfell who served alongside Cochrane in the Brazilian navy, with "FR / 2F96c"Anglo-French accountancy mark, also concerning efforts to get paid for his service in Brazil. Cochrane served with distinction in the British, Chilean, Brazilian and Greek navies rising to Admiral in all services, helping to secure the independence of Chile, Peru and Brazil. (3).