Memorial to the King, requesting a pension, equivalent to the half pay of a Vice Admiral of the Blue which was revoked and passed to Lord Dursley by dint of the latter's connections.

Copy of Memorial to the King, requesting a pension, equivalent to the half pay of (and explaining that his promotion to) a Vice Admiral of the Blue (by the late Prince George of Denmark) was revoked and passed to Lord Dursley by dint of the latter's connections. Undated

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Item reference:	FFX/3/3/20; MS1981/116
Catalogue Section:	Personal collections
Level:	ITEM
Extent:	1 item
Creator:	Fairfax, Robert
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Fairfax, Robert, Rear-Admiral, 1666-1725. (Manuscript) (FFX)
- This series features correspondence between Fairfax and the various offices of the Admiralty, as well as a series of memorials. (Manuscript) (FFX/3)
  - Memorials written by Fairfax seeking half pay and promotion after his promotion to vice Admiral of the Blue was revoked following the death of Sir Cloudsley Shovell (1707). (Manuscript) (FFX/3/3)

Memorial to the King, requesting a pension, equivalent to the half pay of a Vice Admiral of the Blue which was revoked and passed to Lord Dursley by dint of the latter's connections.

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