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Yeo, James Lucas.
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[Copied ca. 1990] (originally created [19--]) (Creation)
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Physical description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.9 x 25.4 cm
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
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Scope and content
Stiple engraving of Yeo, in the uniform of a post captain with the decorations of his Portugese order. Inscribed 'Capt. Sir JamesLucas Yeo, Knt./Commander of the British Squadron on Lake Ontario, 1813'.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Received from the Public Archives of Canada.
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Copy published in 'Heritage Kingston' pg.55, no.48
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Open
General note
Sir James Yeo joined the Royal Navy as a boy of 10 in 1793. In the year of Trafalgar, 1805, he distinguished himself in a hard fought attack on the fort at Muros Bay and was rewarded with the command of HMS Confiance. He was promoted to the rank of ... »
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Description created 8/29/2002.