Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Press Gang Exemption Notice Document - dated June 17 1809 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia One pair of poles only

One pair of poles only

The blade is now covered in very old rust/corrosion

however this example seems to have been a private purchase

Original Item: Three only

After dusk the force which had been halted on Hill 57 also returned

Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Press Gang Exemption Notice Document - dated June 17 1809 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia One pair of poles onlyOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This was one of those very difficult to obtain documents, which excused the named individual from being "volunteered" by the Naval Press Gangs. This original Document is Signed by no less the FOUR Lords of the Admiralty. It excuses one JOHN JEFFREY from serving in the British Armed Forces because he is already engaged in a profession serving the Crown. In those terrible days of the Napoleonic Wars, it was common for