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Auction: 26066 - Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera
Lot: 1069

Sir James Harington - President of the Council of State - Defence of Scotland
1652 (25 Sept.) letter signed at Whitehall with integral address panel reading "For the Commission of the Navie" regarding the defence of the coast of Scotland and the use of a Dutch prize ship taken by Blake and renamed the Falcon; also the commissioning of the ship Satisfaction and the ordering of the victualing of both for the defence of North West Scotland.

Signed "James Harington: Presid:". Long filing endorsement with fine paper seal on reverse where the is a small panel missing.

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£240