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McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier, Vice-Admiral, 1807-1873. (Manuscript)
1824-1860
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Markham, Sir Albert Hastings, Admiral, 1841-1918. (Manuscript)
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Harrison, Edward Newell, Paymaster, c.1791-1854. (Manuscript)
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