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Old Sailor's Leisure Hours a Naval and Civil Career Tale
A review of Loyola Leisure Hours by an Old Sailor portrays Richard Claremont as a self made man whose ascent from orphaned shipyard worker to merchant and Parliament member is earned through perseverance integrity and thrift. The narrative mixes maritime life Naval Administration and public office satire while dissenting on emancipation views and exposing dockyard schemes and clerical indolence in Somerset House.
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Richard Claremont
London
Fouth
Billingagate
North Shields
Richard
Claremont
Childers
Clarence Paget
Eath ‘Rew
Admiralty
Pas
Poppl Gat
Mr. Numboad
Gubbins
Mr. Gabbins
Numbead
Gubbings
Mr. Gubbins
Sl Sieremont
Numhead
Bac
Eremont
Numbhead
Gubbing
Woolwich
Somerset House
Nambhead