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Navy Office Auction Notice From 1769 Deptford Stores Sale
Ten Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy announce a sale on Tuesday the 27th of April at eleven o'clock in the morning. Parcels of old stores at Deptford will be auctioned including paper stuff, decayed rope, nets, pots, lanterns, ship engines, hoses, bellows, harness, and anchors. Prospective buyers may inspect during yard hours. A deposit of 25 percent is required. goods must be paid for and removed within forty days or the deposit is forfeited. Victualling Office notice follows for May contracts for provisions to Jamaica with terms at the London Victualling Office.
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Navy Office
His Majesty’s Navy
Deptford
Crown
Victualling Office
Jamaica
Secretary's
Victualling- Office
London
Tower Hill
Hartshorn
Visualling