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Collection	Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54147
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Extract of a letter from George Phenny to Josiah Burchett
Date	15 April 1725
Writer	Phenny, George; Governor of the Bahamas
Addressee	Burchett, Josiah; Secretary of the Admiralty 1694-1742
Description	Phenny is forwarding an Affidavit given to him by a Master of a British vessel taken by the Spaniards. It shows evidence of the Spaniards' mistreatment of the British. The Governor fears they will manage to escape before the British vessels and men are equipped enough to chase them.
Place Of Writing	Providence, America
Language	English
Extent	1 document (1 page)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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