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A letter from a seaman John Musgrave to his father Thomas Bruton, 5 Aug 1692

 Item
MS. Rawl. A. 171, fol. 287
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Bears the following memorandum: "An instance of the effect of lightning, striking through a letter, as it stuck folded up in the cabin-window of Thomas Bruton, gunner of the Coronation, in Portsmouth harbour."

Dates

  • Creation: 5 Aug 1692

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Rawl. A. 171, fol. 287

Physical Facet

Partly burnt

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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