Captain must have made a packet to live in a Falmouth house that grand

Two religious works were among an intriguing archive of items relating to a famed Falmouth packet ship commander and family that impressed at Lay’s (21% buyer’s premium) auction in Lanner, Cornwall, on August 8.

John Bull (1771-1851) was in charge of the Grantham and two ships called Duke of Marlborough.

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