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Fragmented War Time Letter Describes Naval Movements
A damaged OCR fragment reports on naval affairs with mentions of ships from Woolwich, Barbadoes arrivals, and actions around the Red Heresy fleet. It notes Admiral Ros cayren’s fleet, fortifications, and dispatches from Gosport and Spithead. The text references ports, ships of war, and parka, with scattered names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunseagh
Woolwich
Theresia Advite
Madeist
Bose
Euglawsd
Barbadoes
Portiebopha
Roscayren
India
Madrase
Pascs
Ratt Indies
Gosport
Ada Ciweni
Ceberday
Aed Eltham
West Indies
Harwich
Deptford
Chester
York