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Preface of John Dean Nottingham, Historic Adventures by Land and Sea. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by April 6090, California, United States of America. John Dean of Nottingham, Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by William Henry Giles Kingston. Preface. John Dean was a real person, and I hope that the readers of this my book about him will
be as much pleased with it as I was with the history of his adventures, placed in my hands by a friend who long resided at Nottingham. He was born at that town, A.D. 1679. Though of gentle parentage, in his early days he followed the occupation of a drover. He then went to sea and became a captain in the navy. After that, he was a merchant adventurer. He next took service under Peter the Great and commanded a Russian ship of war. On leaving Russia, he obtained the post
of British Consul at Austen, held by him for many years. Returning home was made purchase of his native town and took up his abode at the neighboring village of Wilford, where, in 1760, he died, in the quiet churchyard of that sweet spot his tomb and that of his beloved wife elizabeth are to be seen his age fourscore years and one after life's fitful fever he sleeps well the author end of preface
