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Bounties to Seamen at Ashburton (1793)
From: Devon & Cornwall Notes & Queries 1 (1900-01) pp.197-198
Transcribed by Jonathan Frayne
The undersigned Inhabitants of the Town of Ashburton desirous of shewing their attachment to their King and Country by promoting the present armament:- Have resolved to [there follows an encomium to volunteer for Naval service and the promise to pay bounties to anyone so doing. The document ends with a list of signatories as follows]:
Richard Eagles James Mogridge Rev. J. Palk Thomas Soper Richard Preston Richard Berry Mrs. Winsor Miss Woodley Mrs. Jerman Miss Adams William Bickford James Lloyd Hanrey Callard Miss Lowndes Joseph Widger William Widger Walter Palk jun. John Winsor Rev. William Cockey Solomon Earle William Sunter Richard Soper William S. Young Joseph Sunter Edward Bovey Edward Bovey jun. Mrs. Caunter Ste. Taprell William Monday George Monday J. Higgins J. Higgins jun. Robert Pitts John Stenteford Robert Vans Agnew Walter Palk | Rev. R. V. Willesford john Caunter William Soper Peter Cockey Miss Dunning William Cooksley Henry Lyde Allen Perring J. Gribble James Foster T. Metherell Richard Litterell William Ireland James Bidgood John Mitchell Robert Dawe Richard Hill William Cumming George Winsor Henry Gervis Rev. J. White Thomas Tucker V. Langworthy T. S. Cookesley Samuel Tanner T. Searle J. Hurst jun. T. Brown T. Ireland T. Widdecombe Richard Widger Richard Glanville John Taprell Robert Abraham jun. (secretary) |