Letter from George Tate II to Robert Tate, Cronstat, 1801
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Tate House Museum
Captain Tate’s sons followed in related footsteps in shipping and trade. The eldest, Samuel (1738-1814) became a mast ship captain in the 1760s and moved to England with his family during the Revolutionary War.
William (1740-1833) and Robert (1751-1804) both became Portland merchants, trading goods with England, the West Indies and Europe.
George (1746-1821) moved to England and achieved fame and fortune in the Russian Navy.
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