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14 November 1778
D'Auvergne, James, fl. 1771-1788
to Joshua Mauger
Discusses a letter he sent to Lord S.[andwich], which has not yet received an answer.
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17 November 1778
A man he recommended to Lord Sandwich has received a commission.
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14 January 1779
Sends Mauger a basket. A severe cold has kept him from attending a court Martial in Portsmouth.
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16 January 1779
The ship an associate, Mr. Nicolle, was on has sunk. There is no news of the passengers and crew.
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25 January 1779
He has just returned from Portsmouth. The Court Martial may go on for six months.
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25 March 1779
His nephew James will go to prison unless Mauger will pay his debt. He promises to pay Mauger back. Was written in the Palace Yard.
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5 June 1779
[letter may be fragmentary or purposely anonymous.] Apprehension concerning Ireland and rumors of war with Spain.
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8 June 1779
The House of Commons expects the American War to be finished tomorrow.
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10 June 1779
News that one of their homeward bound ships was captured near the Cape of Good Hope by the French.
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12 June 1779
Mauger requested a copy of a letter printed in the newspaper. Copies of the paper can be obtained but with the letter cut out.
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