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Page xxxvi
His Passing Certificate shows that he had served 18 months in the merchant
service when he entered the Royal Navy in the summer of 1754 about the age of
18 years . During the Seven Years ' War he served 14 months in the Norwich ,
nine ...
His Passing Certificate shows that he had served 18 months in the merchant
service when he entered the Royal Navy in the summer of 1754 about the age of
18 years . During the Seven Years ' War he served 14 months in the Norwich ,
nine ...
Page xli
Robertson therefore appears to have joined the Royal Navy in his 29th or 30th
year . His age and immediate appointment as Master ' s Mate indicate that he had
previous experience at sea , presumably in the merchant service . The time - lag
...
Robertson therefore appears to have joined the Royal Navy in his 29th or 30th
year . His age and immediate appointment as Master ' s Mate indicate that he had
previous experience at sea , presumably in the merchant service . The time - lag
...
Page 265
... that he was awarded £300 by the Board of Longitude , and gradually his
compasses , made under his own supervision in a workshop in Fleet Street ,
were taken into general use by the Navy and the better class of merchant ships .
In 1766 ...
... that he was awarded £300 by the Board of Longitude , and gradually his
compasses , made under his own supervision in a workshop in Fleet Street ,
were taken into general use by the Navy and the better class of merchant ships .
In 1766 ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Works, Volume 98 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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