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CAPTAIN THOMAS MASTERMAN HARDY: AN AUTOGRAPH DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR A MEMBER OF VICTORY'S CREW AT TRAFALGAR
for Private Marine James Norgrove, addressed to his mother [next of kin], dated '4 Feb 1806', beginning These are to certify, that James Norgrove served as Private Marine on board His Majesty's Ship Victory under my command from from the 18th. April 1803 to the 21st day of October 1805, that day he was killed in action off Trafalgar on that day, and he is entitled to a share of the prize money for all captures made by the said ship during that time and a letter to the Revd Daniel Lysons confirming the arrangement, signed TMHardy in two placed and with red wax seal and contained within an archive slip in card folder with copious notes, pictures and transcript
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for Private Marine James Norgrove, addressed to his mother [next of kin], dated '4 Feb 1806', beginning These are to certify, that James Norgrove served as Private Marine on board His Majesty's Ship Victory under my command from from the 18th. April 1803 to the 21st day of October 1805, that day he was killed in action off Trafalgar on that day, and he is entitled to a share of the prize money for all captures made by the said ship during that time and a letter to the Revd Daniel Lysons confirming the arrangement, signed TMHardy in two placed and with red wax seal and contained within an archive slip in card folder with copious notes, pictures and transcript
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