James Fitzjames @captjamesfitzjames.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Question for #NavalHistory people: what do the "purple papers" mean? See this mention of it in an 1826 letter from a Captain to the Admiralty: 4144
James Fitzjames @captjamesfitzjames.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I just read the letter again and I think it says PUBLIC papers. 😅 1170
Clay @e25clay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In your defense I can see "purple" in there. The dot for the "i" is pretty far away from the rest of the letter. 110
