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several old papers are stacked on top of each other on a tableseveral old letters and papers on a table with a ship in the backgroundsome old papers are sitting on top of a tableseveral pages of old books on a white surfaceseveral old papers with writing on them sitting on a tablean old document with a picture of a man ' s name on ita picture of a sailboat in the water
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203 - Navy: Ordinance of 1777 conferring the rank of lieutenant-co…
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Navy: Ordinance of 1777 conferring the rank of lieutenant-colonel upon the 50 most senior naval lieutenants. Naval Expenditure 1790, 21 pages. Three Acts of 1791: amendments to the Naval Penal Code, seamen required to travel when ships are decommissioned, administration of the Navy (12 pages). Decree changing the flag flown by ships to the blue, white and red flag, Year 2. Act organising the navy, Year 8, 16 pages. Circular granting amnesty to deserting sailors, Year 12. Decree of 1806, organisation of naval councils, police and justice on board. Ordinance on the composition, promotion, pay and uniforms, 1819. Regulations on the composition, service, administration and accounts of crews, 1824, followed by the 1825 version. Ordinance of 1844 on the administration of the navy. Certificate of good conduct, 1856. Summons for a lieutenant to report to Brest in 1867. Letter of 1872 following a dispute between officers. Letter of 1873 concerning a refusal to reinstate an officer to service. Two letters (1873 and 1874) concerning the extended leave of a naval lieutenant. Letter on the letterhead of the Borda, a training ship in 1886, and a postcard from the same vessel. Helmsman’s certificate, 1906. A 24-page memorandum on the organisation and recruitment of crews, 1907. A letter from Toulon, 1935, requesting the retirement of a captain. Lorient, 1936, undertaking to pay an allowance. Colour photograph of the Belle Poule (24x30cm), published by Jos. Letter on letterhead bearing an engraved image of a ship, Bordeaux, Year XIV. Travel order for a naval chaplain, 1860. Letter from the port of Toulon, 1867. Final discharge of a seaman in Brest, 1860. Set of 30 documents.
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About the sale FREEMASONRY – HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
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Auction time 07/23/2026 at 10:10 AM
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