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Diary of Walter Shairp relating his experiences in the Liverpool Blues, 1754

Archive reference DX/594/1

A page from the diary , on the left the worn cover overlaps the page

The Liverpool Blues were part of the English Volunteer Forces, raised in 1745 to combat the Jacobite rebellion. This is the only surviving history written by a member of this force.

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