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Hello,

12 January 1705/6

British Naval Commission, appointing Capt. Humphrey Pudner to be Capt. of HMS Reserve, signed by Sir William Whetstone, as Commander-in-Chief of all Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the West Indies.

This shall be your warrant given under my hand on board her Majs. Ship Suffolk at the Keys before Port Royal in Jamaica, January 12th 1705/6.

Port Royal was a major hangout for pirates during the 17th century until an earthquake destroyed it on June 7, 1692.

I haven't found any info on either ship, but I did find a Capt. Humphry Pudner of the ship Experiment during 1703.

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barry

Hello,

I purchased a couple of portfolios from the site Ed posted. I got the 11" x 14" and they are real nice. My largest document now fits.

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barry

Hello Eric,

I got it from a dealer here in the United States in the New England area.

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barry

Hello,

I've been looking for some sort of display stand for my flintlock and after a couple of weeks I figured one out. I had purchased along time ago a two piece dagger stand from the Ruptured Duck for a dagger that never materialized. One of the pieces matched perfect. I'm not sure if this would work for other pistols, but I thought I would show it off in case someone else out there is also having this problem.

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barry

Hello,

While making my rounds through the document stores I came across this one. I thought is was interesting so I thought that I'd post a link.

http://www.argosybooks.com/-autographs/-QR...izabeth_II.html

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barry

Money dated 1792

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Hello,

I got this in today and thought I would post some pics.

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barry

Hello,

It seems Otto had a rough day and it looks as though his glasses are broken.

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barry

Thanks Rick

Hello Humberto,

That is one fantastic seal. Keep them coming.

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barry

Hello John,

I've been looking through my stuff and have not found any. I'll keep looking for a list of his awards.

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barry

Hello,

I got some 8.5" x 14" legal size folders that I use store my documents. The larger ones have been folded in two over the years so they also fit.

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barry

Thanks Rick.

FRANCIS BERNARD, Esq:

Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and

over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-

Bay in New-England, and Vice Admiral of the Famer

What does Vice Admiral of the Famer mean?

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barry

Perhaps the paper maker

John Cotton

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Hello,

This is a Massachusetts-Bay military commisssion to Edmund Little dated Feb 25, 1762.

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barry

184.SS French Cutlass Circa 1760-1790

page 365

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