SAWYER (Herbert, 1731-1798, Admiral in the West Indies)

Autograph Envelope Front signed and sealed, marked 'Private' addressed to "The Admiral Sir R. Bickerton Bt, Portsmouth", 9" x 5½", no place, no date

Sawyer saw service during the American Revolution, the French Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars. He eventually rose to the rank of Admiral.
Rear-Admiral Sir Richard BICKERTON (1st Baronet, 1727-1792) was a Naval Officer who finished his career as a rear admiral in the Royal Navy and was ennobled as the first Baronet Bickerton of Upwood. He served in several naval engagements, and died Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1792.

Item Date:  1777

Stock No:  41326      £75

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