Rare Lloyd's Patriotic Fund mahogany Presentation 100 Guinea sword box of rectangular form, the lid with circular brass inset engraved 'From the Patriotic Fund Lloyds London to W. F. Wise Esq. Captn of H.M.S. Mediator 1807', the interior complete with baize-lined divisions and exterior gilt brass latches, 99.5cm long. Captain William Furlong Wise R.N. (1784 - 1844) - H.M.S. Mediator on 21st February 1807 - destroyed the fort at Samana and was presented with a 100 Guinea sword from the Lloyds Patriotic Fund which bore the inscription 'From the Patriotic Fund at Lloyd's to William Furlong Wise Esq. Capt. Of H.M.S. Mediator for his Gallant Conduct in Storming and Destroying with the Seamen and Marines belonging to His Majesty's Ships Bacchante and Mediator the Fort and Cannon in the Harbour of Samana on 16th February 1807 as Recorded in the London Gazette of the 25th April'
Rare Lloyd's Patriotic Fund mahogany Presentation 100 Guinea sword box of rectangular form, the lid with circular brass inset engraved 'From the Patriotic Fund Lloyds London to W. F. Wise Esq. Captn of H.M.S. Mediator 1807', the interior complete with baize-lined divisions and exterior gilt brass latches, 99.5cm long. Captain William Furlong Wise R.N. (1784 - 1844) - H.M.S. Mediator on 21st February 1807 - destroyed the fort at Samana and was presented with a 100 Guinea sword from the Lloyds Patriotic Fund which bore the inscription 'From the Patriotic Fund at Lloyd's to William Furlong Wise Esq. Capt. Of H.M.S. Mediator for his Gallant Conduct in Storming and Destroying with the Seamen and Marines belonging to His Majesty's Ships Bacchante and Mediator the Fort and Cannon in the Harbour of Samana on 16th February 1807 as Recorded in the London Gazette of the 25th April'
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