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St. Helena


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Recapture of St. Helena from the Dutch

Captain John Privett died commanding the Assistance, retaking St Helena from the Dutch ca. 1674.[1]

Thomas Kendall provisioning St. Helena

"I hope you are safe arrived, w:ch will be a great comfort to us all, we expect you will make Andrewes honest or force him to give us Just Satisfaction, y:e care of S:t Helena is cheifelyy left to mee, We have in o:r Gen:ll lre given order to have ptian Sheepe & Deare w:th Some Arrack & Rice to be sent thither, on each Shipp, I make it my earnest Request you ingage y:e comman:es to take in w:t Conveniently they can & if you can gett noe ptian Sheepe this yeare pray give order to ptia to have some sent to you against Next yeare & if possible some of those Sheepe whose wooll Curles & are used to line Gownes, likewise pray Send all Sorts of fruits Trees & drugs...

...Yo: r Affectionate ffreind
& Servant
Tho: Kendall"[2]



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  1. CCM, 1674-76, p. 15
  2. 20th March 1662/63, Letter from Thomas Kendall to SirGO, London