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Title
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Sir Samuel Hood's Order to put myself under his Command 12th. Ianuary 1782. (docket title)
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Place of Origin
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On board HMS Barfleur, Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes
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Date
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1782-01-12
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Series Heading
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M277. Hood, Samuel, 1st viscount Hood, 1724-1816.
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Geography
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Barbados
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Subject
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Frigate Bay, Battle of, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1782, Anglo-French War, 1778-1783 -- Campaigns -- Saint Kitts and Nevis, Military orders -- Barbados -- Early works to 1800, Warships -- Great Britain, Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- Early Works to 1800, West Indies -- History
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Notes
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"You are hereby required and directed to put yourself under my Command..." signed "Saml Hood" "To Captain Graves Commander of His Maj's. Ship the Bedford."Captain Thomas Graves (1747?-1814) commanded the Bedford as Affleck's flag captain "in the engagement at St. Kitts on 26 Jan. 1782, and in the actions to leeward of Dominica on 9 and 12 April, in which last the Bedford had a very distinguished part" (DNB).On Hood see DNB 27:263., Original digital object name: bei-m277, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.
