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A Napoleonic period letter signed by Commander J. B. Umfreville, Royal Navy. A three-sided...
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A Napoleonic period letter signed by Commander J. B. Umfreville, Royal Navy. A three-sided letter written on a single page of foolscap from the then Lieutenant John Brand Umfreville, Royal Navy, to his sister, dated 4 July 1813, discussing a forthcoming expedition to Norway or Sweden and apologising for not having time to see her when he was in England. He also discusses contemporary events, such as Wellington’s defeat of the French at Vittoria, small area of the letter torn from when the seal has been broken and the letter opened, otherwise good condition £60-£80 --- John Brand Umfreville (1784-1820) became Lieutenant, Royal Navy, in 1806, and Commander in December 1813. He commanded H.M.S. Childers from December 1813 to October 1815, and was involved in the unsuccessful attack on Fort Bowyer in 1814.
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A Napoleonic period letter signed by Commander J. B. Umfreville, Royal Navy. A three-sided letter written on a single page of foolscap from the then Lieutenant John Brand Umfreville, Royal Navy, to his sister, dated 4 July 1813, discussing a forthcoming expedition to Norway or Sweden and apologising for not having time to see her when he was in England. He also discusses contemporary events, such as Wellington’s defeat of the French at Vittoria, small area of the letter torn from when the seal has been broken and the letter opened, otherwise good condition £60-£80 --- John Brand Umfreville (1784-1820) became Lieutenant, Royal Navy, in 1806, and Commander in December 1813. He commanded H.M.S. Childers from December 1813 to October 1815, and was involved in the unsuccessful attack on Fort Bowyer in 1814.
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