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Curious 18th Century Window Memory and Military Promotions
A dated notice describes a stained window dedication at Sc. An drew's Church in Holborn for Julia Thavie, a benefactor, praised as an inimitable piece. It also reports Col. James Tyrrel kissing the King’s Hand and being promoted to Brigadier, amid broader colonial and military rearrangements in Ireland and Jamaica involving the South Sea Company and Thomas Chavigny arrivals.
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Sc. Andrew’s Church
Holborn
Julia Thavie
Price
O.S
James Tyrrel
Boroudhire
Yorkshire
Irith
Crotes
Panama
South Sea Company
F .Ctus
Porto Bello
Porte
Johiton
Jamaica
Pot
Jamaics
Cornwallis
Ireland
M.de Chavigny
Paris