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Collection	Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54154
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Extract of a letter from Edward St Lo to J. Burchett
Date	19 May 1728
Writer	St. Lo, Edward, Rear Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station
Addressee	Burchett, Josiah; Secretary of the Admiralty 1694-1742
Description	Informing Burchett that the Spanish Privateers have been infesting the British coast and have already taken and raided several of the British Northern Trade and a ship. Without His Majesty's permission, however, he could not attack them. He considers the Spaniards "no better than Pyrates being a mixture of all Nations and have no Commission for what they do".
Place Of Writing	Port Royal
Language	English
Extent	1 document (1 page)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
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