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[George Thorp, Naval Officer; Smyrna; HMS Victory] Substantial Autograph Letter Signed Geo Thorp to his brother, Robert, discussing his activities whilke in Smyrna (Turkey)

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George Thorp, (1777 ? 1797) officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary Wars [Smyrna; HMS Victory]. Substantial Wikipedia biography [see below].
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'L'Aigle, Smyrna, Sept. 5th [1895]'. SEE NOTE A below.
£450.00

Four pages, 4to, inc. address (p.4), bifolium. IMAGE on application. Addressed on reverse of second leaf, with two postmarks and a manuscript note by forwarding agents the Fr?res Smitmer of Vienna, to 'Robert Thorp Esqr | Alnwick | Northumberland | For George Thorp's Letters to his family, see Note B. below. Text: He starts by congratulating his brother on his wedding, admitting that sailors are bad hands at Complements but expresses pleasure at contact from his sister.

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[Rear-Admiral Edward O’Bryen, Royal Navy officer prominent in the Nore Mutiny and Battle of Camperdown.] Four Autograph Signatures cut from the conclusion of four letters, with some surviving text, including part of a prayer.

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Rear-Admiral Edward O’Bryen (c.1753-1808), Royal Navy officer who played a prominent part in the Nore Mutiny and Battle of Camperdown
Bryen
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None with place or date.
£80.00
Bryen

For information about this brave and gallant man, who offered himself to be hanged in place of his fellow officers during the Nore Mutiny, see his entry in the Oxford DNB. The presence of these four items together may indicate a Victorian autograph dealer as the source, or perhaps a family member wishing to distribute keepsakes. Some with tantalizing fragments of surviving text. All four in good condition, some with fold lines. ONE: 14.5 x 6.5 cm. On one side: ‘[...] Ever your truly obliged and / Affectionate Friend / Edward O’Bryen’.

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