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Letter of Appointment, Gibraltar, to James Shepard, 1756 November 2 : manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
104200
Accession number
MA 23273
Creator
Hawke, Edward Hawke, Baron, 1705-1781.
Display Date
Gibraltar, 1756 November 2.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 30.9 x 20.2 cm
Notes
Removed from Lang. Prince Charles Edward, vol. II, p. 258-8.
Hawke is writing "...on board his Majesty's ship Ramilies in Gibraltar bay."
Hawke is writing as "Knight of the Bath, Vice Admiral of the White Squadron and Commander in chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels in and about the Mediterranean."
Summary
Appointing James Shepard Master of H.M.S. Intrepid on the promotion of the former Master to Captain.