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Copy letter from James Wallace to the Board. Commodore Smith has directed me to proceed...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/130/10
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This record is about the Copy letter from James Wallace to the Board. Commodore Smith has directed me to proceed... dating from 1745 Aug 1.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 354/130/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1745 Aug 1
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copy letter from James Wallace to the Board. Commodore Smith has directed me to proceed with the transports under the convoy of the Ludlow Castle to Dover road to take in water. It will strain the ships' bottoms if they load in the Peer as it is a dry harbour and to continue here without a ship of war to protect us as the Ludlow Castle has gone to the Downes. The French began, yesterday, with 5 guns from the Sandhills to the East, which battery was dismounted. Reports on the conditions at Ostend saying no boat can come near the shore.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ADM B/130
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10250642/
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