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Title
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Kingston, Jamaica, 3 June 1797. Ms. Letter to Knap and Dillaway,...
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Place of Origin
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Kingston (Jamaica)
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Date
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1797-06-03
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Series Heading
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M395. Doggett, John, fl. 1797.
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Geography
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Jamaica, Martinique
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Subject
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Ship captains -- Correspondence -- Early works to 1800, Merchant ships -- Martinique, Privateering -- France -- Early works to 1800, Neptune (Ship), Capture at sea -- Jamaica, Seizure of vessels and cargoes, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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"Messrs Knap and Dillaway Gentlemen. I would indeavour to infourm you of the on Luckey Surcamstances of the Brig Neptune Being taken on his Voyage home from Martinico... [by the French, who] kept me on Board for to Navagate the Brig for them..." He managed to divert it to Jamaica, where it was plundered anyway., Original digital object name: bei-m395, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
