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Admiralty plans two 20 gun frigates at Deptford
A plan for building two twenty gun frigates with oars was approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Orders will be issued for a trial build at Deptford. Also noted are various health travel movements of nobility and colonial governors. James Oglethorpe reports a rising situation in Georgia. The Earl of Berkeley, Duke of Richmond, and Duke of Kingston are involved in travels and health recoveries. The Earl of Kincardine is named Governor of Jamaica, succeeding Governor Cunningham. William Pulteney is returning from spa treatment after health benefits.
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Holland
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Admiralty
Deptford
James Oglethorpe
Georgia
Colon
Earl of Kerkeley
Duke of Richmond
France
Duke of Kingston
Earl of Kincale
Jamaica
Cunningham
William Pulteney
Eig
Middlesex