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2 unusual facts about William Wickham


Henry Redhead Yorke

His writings from then on showed support for the war policy of the Pitt administration, and he wrote on 3 August 1798 a private letter to William Wickham condemning the views of the Sheares brothers.

William Wickham

Williams Carter Wickham (1820–1888), American lawyer, judge, politician, and Confederate cavalry general


Bere Island

Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Calder, who commanded the naval squadron based in Castletownbere Port wrote to the Rt. Hon. William Wickham on 22 December 1803 to request protection for his victualers and store ships, which were to be based at the Berehaven anchorage to supply his squadron.


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