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Letter from Captain B Blake to Messrs Cramer & Sons, declining the offer of taking freight to Madeira.

Letter from Captain B Blake to Messrs Cramer & Sons, dated 16 Oct 1798, declining the offer of taking freight to Madeira. Endorsement refers to the destruction of French gun boats and transports at Alexandria by Captain Thomas Troubridge.

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ID:	AGC/B/16
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1798-01-01 - ?; 1798-10-16
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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