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Duplicate of SP 42/8/142
Catalogue reference: SP 42/8/143
Date: 1710 December 6
Duplicate of SP 42/8/142
Item
Captain William Owen to Dartmouth: he has received a lion from HMS Greyhound. The...
Catalogue reference: SP 42/68/100
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Captain William Owen to Dartmouth: he has received a lion from HMS Greyhound. The lion appears very sick and Owen asks for instructions. He has a prisoner in irons for murder from Newfoundland whom the magistrates of Deal refuse to take charge of, and asks for instructions. He has brought a young eagle from Newfoundland and offers it as a gift to the queen. Dated on Sole Bay in Long Reach. No. 100
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