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A plea for protection from Captain Jones’s raid
This letter tells the story of a daring attack on a British town during the American Revolutionary War.
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Catalogue reference: HCA 26/11
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This record is about the Described at item level dating from 1759 Feb 21-1760 June 26 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 26/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1759 Feb 21-1760 June 26
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Description (What the record is about)
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Described at item level
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Pa
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2989794/
Series information
HCA 26
High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Registers of Declarations for Letters of Marque
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