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Memorial from Caleb Hiller, 1819

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 360-361
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In which Hiller discusses his 'Mariner's theodolite' and attests to his previous good conduct during his 17 years as a Royal Navy officer where he served on HMS El Vincego. He includes details of his ten year imprisonment in France as a prisoner of war, and his subsequent court-martial and discharge from the Navy.

Dates: 1819
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