Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Guadaloupe, St Sebastian (Fred. Horton, Purser.)...

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Guadaloupe, St Sebastian (Fred. Horton, Purser.) toned, extremely fine £2,800-£3,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Colin Message Collection, August 1999. Frederick Horton served as Purser aboard Savage at the capture of Guadaloupe, January-February 1810, and in the same rank aboard Revolutionnaire at the fall of St Sebastian, 8 September 1813. Savage’s muster books of the Guadaloupe period (ADM 37/2417) show his presence aboard but, as is usual for warrant officers, no personal details are given. His signature occurs throughout the books as the Purser was required to counter-sign at each muster period. On 17 February 1810 he was discharged to the Cygnet sloop of war, Captain Edward Dix, recently promoted to post rank for his services at Anse la Barque the previous December. In the 1815 Navy List Horton is shown still serving aboard Revolutionnaire, with seniority from 24 August 1805. In May 1836, a survey of the age and service of Pursers was undertaken. Horton’s return was sent from Maysleith near Liphook, Hampshire. In this his age in July 1834 was stated to be 54, with 29 years’ service (10 years 6 months afloat in war, 3 years afloat in peace) and that he ‘was able and willing to serve’ (ADM 6/194 paper No. 170 refers).