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Folios 331-332: [?]. Requesting that Robert Dudley Oliver be paid his wages whilst...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2252/143
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Folios 331-332: [?]. Requesting that Robert Dudley Oliver be paid his wages whilst captain of HMS Seahorse from 16 May 1796 to 30 July 1796 as per Admiral Kingsmill's order.
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