James Montague Letter to the Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy 1775 October 22

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James Montague Letter to the Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy 1775 October 22

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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