- Note
Physical description: Ms. order, signed, 1 p. 33 cm. Split at folds.
Item note: Signed
"By Henry Harvey Esqr. Rear Admiral of the Red, Commander in Chief &
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-" "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.