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Letter 210 Captain Arthur Morris on board the Essex in Port Praya Bay at St Iago...

Catalogue reference: IOR/E/1/68 ff. 420-422v

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This record is about the Letter 210 Captain Arthur Morris on board the Essex in Port Praya Bay at St Iago... dating from 30 Apr 1781.

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IOR/E/1/68 ff. 420-422v
Title
Letter 210 Captain Arthur Morris on board the Essex in Port Praya Bay at St Iago reporting on the attack by French ships and enclosing a list of damages sustained to the ship.
Date
30 Apr 1781
Related material

Read in Court 13 Jun 1781. See IOR/B volume covering that date

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 letter
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IOR/E/1

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Letter 210 Captain Arthur Morris on board the Essex in Port Praya Bay at St Iago reporting on the attack by French ships and enclosing a list of damages sustained to the ship.