James Cheape letters, 1808-1818.

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James Cheape letters, 1808-1818.

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The James Cheape letters collection contains correspondence from or concerning James Cheape, a naval student at the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth, England, and midshipman on board the Caledonia, Warspite, Tigris, Express, and Belette, during the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812, and in the Algerian conflict.

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Cheape, George.

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Cheape, James, 1795-1841.

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Royal Naval College (Great Britain)

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Great Britain. Royal Navy

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