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Dated 17 November 1786

Will of Nathaniel WINDE otherwise WINDES.
Seaman on board the Ship of Vessel or Letter of Marque called the Minerva now lying in the Port of Bristol of Tydham, Gloucestershire

Held by: The National Archives, Kew.

Also available to read on Ancestry: under England & Wales Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills 1384-1858

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Googling the ship's name - Google Books 11 August 1809

Alexander Macaulay, Master of the Brig : LETTER OF MARQUE THE MINERVA OF LONDON.

Also on National Archives

Will of Robert GRANT - 27 September 1783

Late Prize Master - Letter of Marque called the Minerva - belonging to the Port of Bristol