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981157
  • Title
    Item 01: Four naval commissions, 1810-1814
  • Call number
    SAFE/MLMSS 8570/Box 1X/Item 1 (Safe 1/472)
  • Level of description
    item
  • Date

    1810-1814
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    981157
  • Scope and Content
    Four naval commissions for Bligh, successively promoting him to: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, 31 July 1810; Rear Admiral of the White Squadron, 12 August 1812; Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron, 4 December 1813; Vice Admiral of the Blue Squadron, 4 June 1814. All on vellum, each bearing identical printed text with names and dates inserted by hand, each with papered admiralty seal and blue royal stamp affixed and each with four signatures including the First Lord of the Admiralty.
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