MALCOLM, Sir Pulteney, autographs, letters, documents, manuscripts
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MALCOLM, Sir Pulteney (1768-1838). Admiral.
Document Signed, 1 page 4to, Royal Oak in the Chesapeake, 11 October 1814. A receipt for £1,303 10s in Spanish Dollars, 'being the Boat and Forage Money for 165 days ... due to the Officers of the Navy and Royal Marines under the orders of the Honorable Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane'.
Malcolm was promoted to rear-admiral in 1813. Commencing in 1814 with his flag on the Royal Oak, he served during the war with the United States as third in command under Cochrane.
 A note on the reverse identifies the document as the 'Original No 2'.
[No: 23783]

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