Mr. Paschall's Letter to a Friend in the Country, Stating the Case of Mr. Parkhurst and Himself, Together with the Rest of the Principal Commissioners for Prizes

John Paschall

Published by A. Bell, London, 1701

About this Item

An intriguing in which one John Paschall debriefs his acquaintance on his parliamentary case of war Prizes. A curious and very scarce record, which makes reference to an order sent by Parliament to the writer, John Paschall, and one John Parkhurst and others, requesting recipients to exhibit an account of all the ships and goods taken and condemned as Prize during the "late War". With a table detailing the necessary information, including the names of ships and vessels, number and quality of guns received, when paid for, by whose orders, annual salaries or other allowances, etc. This is bound together with 'A List of the Names of such Captains who Served in His Majesty's Fleet, during the late War', (dated 27 May 1700), dates of their first commission as captain and which of them were presently emplyed at the time, followed by a very similar list, but with the names of Lieutenants, dated July 1, 1700. Register: A-D2, B2, A2, B3. Register for Mr. Paschall's letter (A-D2) collated against ESTC No. T41559 and is complete. Bound in plain brown wrappers. Bound in plain brown wrappers. Externally, with moderate edge wear, with loss to the tail of the spine and small splits around the staples. Internally, firmly bound. Pages for 'Paschall's Letter' generally bright and clean with occasional light spots. Heavier spotting and occasional ink marginalia to the following leaves. With numerous chips and closed tears to the margins. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mr. Paschall's Letter to a Friend in the Country, Stating the Case of Mr. Parkhurst and Himself, Together with the Rest of the Principal Commissioners for Prizes
• Publisher: A. Bell, London
• Publication Date: 1701
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book