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Extract of a letter from Byng dated 2 September, regarding the: sending eastwards...

Catalogue reference: SP 42/16/103

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This record is about the Extract of a letter from Byng dated 2 September, regarding the: sending eastwards... dating from 1717 Sept 17 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Naval. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 42/16/103
Date
1717 Sept 17
Description

Extract of a letter from Byng dated 2 September, regarding the: sending eastwards of ships to convoy the [St] Petersberg and Riga merchantmen, the return of the Danish squadron to Huyck Bay, and the request for the purchase of provisions before the onset of winter.

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Extract of a letter from Byng dated 2 September, regarding the: sending eastwards...

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