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Hallowell’s voyage from Boston to Beddington, via Brickwood
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The naval career of an American-born admiral who provided the hero of Trafalgar with his coffin, traced all the way to Croydon and then to Carew Manor by DAVID MORGAN What is the most unusual gift that you … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew, American Revolution, Battle of the Nile, Battle of Trafalgar, Benjamin Hallowell, Boston, Brickwood House, Carew Manor, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, HMS Swiftsure, HMS Victory, Horatio Nelson, John Singleton Copley, L'Orient, Lord Nelson
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