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7 February 1797. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches, in good condition, with the address leaf, Penny Post mark. Elphinstone, In HMS Monarch, arrived in England on 3 January 1797 as conqueror of the Cape and the captor of the Dutch fleet. George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount Keith (1746-1823), admiral, fought in the American War of Independence, and commanded the expedition which took Cape Town (1795-97). In December 1798 he was sent to the Mediterranean as second in command to St.Vincent. Keith landed the army in Aboukir Bay (1801). From 1803 to 1807 he was commander-in-chief in the North Sea, with particular responsibility for coastal defence (including the Channel) in the event of a French invasion. From 1812 he was commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet, and had a line of cruisers along the French coast at the time of Waterloo.
Autograph Free Front, signed ‘Keith’ lower left, addressed to J.Sykes in London by KEITH, George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral Lord
by KEITH, George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral Lord
Autograph Free Front, signed Keith lower left, addressed to J.Sykes in London
by KEITH, George Keith Elphinstone, Admiral Lord
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Ramsgate, 30 July 1804[?]. 3 x 5 inches, worn at one horizontal crease, otherwise good. An important naval autograph. George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount Keith (1746-1823), admiral, fought in the American War of Independence, and commanded the expedition which took Cape Town (1795-97). In December 1798 he was sent to the Mediterranean as second in command to St.Vincent. Keith landed the army in Aboukir Bay (1801). From 1803 to 1807 he was commander-in-chief in the North Sea, with particular responsibility for coastal defence (including the Channel) in the event of a French invasion. From 1812 he was commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet, and had a line of cruisers along the French coast at the time of Waterloo.
- Bookseller Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts (GB)
- Book Condition Used
- Place of Publication Ramsgate, 30 July 1804[?]