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Letter Book of HMS Defiance, Capt John Trevor. Entries of orders, including battle...
Catalogue reference: ADM 7/781
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This record is about the Letter Book of HMS Defiance, Capt John Trevor. Entries of orders, including battle... dating from 1739 Aug 30 - 1740 Dec 20 in the series Admiralty: Miscellanea. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1739 Aug 30 - 1740 Dec 20
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Letter Book of HMS Defiance, Capt John Trevor. Entries of orders, including battle orders from Admiral Edward Vernon, C-in-C West Indies. Weekly account of state and condition of ship
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- 1 VOL
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- The National Archives, Kew
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ADM 7
Admiralty: Miscellanea
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