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Sir Edward Ford Autographs Collection (#5OL) 06/25/2016 7:00 AM AWST - 06/30/2016 2:00 PM AWST Closed

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Lot 21ADMIRAL (VISCOUNT) SAMUEL HOOD (1724-1816): 1775 (July 26th) ALS from Catherington to Lady Chatham (wife of William Pitt the Elder), "the Lizard frigate has orders to go to Quebec & will sail from Portsmouth in about a week". {The Battle of Bunker Hill had been fought a month before; on July 3 Washington had assumed command of the American Army}.

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Sir Edward Ford Autographs Collection (#5OL) 06/25/2016 7:00 AM AWST - 06/30/2016 2:00 PM AWST Closed

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  • ADMIRAL (VISCOUNT) SAMUEL HOOD (1724-1816): 1775 (July 26th) ALS from Catherington to Lady Chatham (wife of William Pitt the Elder), "the Lizard frigate has orders to go to Quebec & will sail from Portsmouth in about a week". {The Battle of Bunker Hill ha
  • ADMIRAL (VISCOUNT) SAMUEL HOOD (1724-1816): 1775 (July 26th) ALS from Catherington to Lady Chatham (wife of William Pitt the Elder), "the Lizard frigate has orders to go to Quebec & will sail from Portsmouth in about a week". {The Battle of Bunker Hill ha - 2
  • ADMIRAL (VISCOUNT) SAMUEL HOOD (1724-1816): 1775 (July 26th) ALS from Catherington to Lady Chatham (wife of William Pitt the Elder), "the Lizard frigate has orders to go to Quebec & will sail from Portsmouth in about a week". {The Battle of Bunker Hill ha - 3