Roberts, William, Captain, Fl. 1763.

A collection of documents relating to the privateering expedition of the AMBUSCADE in 1762/3. The includes articles of agreement between the crew and the owners, a letter from the captain explaining what went wrong during the attack on Colonia del Sacramento with a list of wounded from the expedition, and an agreement concerning the payment of Roberts’ debts to one of the owners. The collection also includes the will of William Roberts and a lease agreed by one of his descendants, also named William Roberts.

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ID:	RBT
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1762-1837
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	0.1 linear metres
Parts:	Roberts, William, Captain, Fl. 1763. Will of William Roberts of Coptford, Essex (Manuscript) (RBT/1) Articles of agreement between the crew and owners of the AMBUSCADE (Manuscript) (RBT/2) Letter from William Roberts to Messrs Cook, Waller and Hutchinson, owners of the AMBUSCADE, with a list of men injured or killed on the 6th January 1763 (Manuscript) (RBT/3) Agreement between Captain William Roberts and John Hutchinson relating to Roberts’ debt to Hutchinson (Manuscript) (RBT/4) Lease of a malthouse, dryhouse and kiln in George Street, Great Yarmouth (Manuscript) (RBT/5)

Roberts, William, Captain, Fl. 1763.

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