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Title: Rear Adml. Harvey's Order for constructing 4 Carronade Carriages 24th Septr. 1796 (docket title)
Place of Origin: on board the Prince of Wales, Fort Royal Bay Martinique
Date: 1796-09-24
Series Heading: M386. Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Geography: Antigua, Great Britain, Martinique
Subject: Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Ordnance and ordnance stores -- Early works to 1800, Military orders -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Early works to 1800, Warships -- Great Britain, Carronades -- Martinique, Prince of Wales (Ship), Admirals -- Great Britain -- Correspondence, Harvey, Henry, Sir, 1737-1810, West Indies -- History
Notes: Signed, "By Henry Harvey Esqr. Rear Admiral of the Red, Commander in Chief &, -&, -&, -" "To Isaac Richard Robert Esqr: Ordnance Storekeeper Antigua," an order for carronade carriages for HMS Pudrix, signed "Hen: Harvey" and "J G Briggs."Sir Henry Harvey became Rear Admiral of the Red July 1794, in April 1796 was appointed commander-in-chief in the Leeward Islands. In the following February, together with Sir Ralph Abercrombie, he took possession of Trinidad and later made an unsuccessful attempt to seize Puerto Rico (DNB)., Original digital object name: bei-m386, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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