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Thomas Corbett. Messrs. Turnpenny and Cleve have applied for compensation for the...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/135/105

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This record is about the Thomas Corbett. Messrs. Turnpenny and Cleve have applied for compensation for the... dating from 1747 Apr 14.

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Reference
ADM 354/135/105
Date
1747 Apr 14
Description

Thomas Corbett. Messrs. Turnpenny and Cleve have applied for compensation for the loss of the Postboy cutter, then in the service of the Crown and taken by the enemy. We have not accepted liability because of the decision of a Court Martial, which laid the responsibility on the Master who failed to take actions to avoid capture. The owners state there was nothing in the contract about a Court Martial to decide liability and they were not responsible for what the Commander did. He was appointed on recommendation from Admiral Rowley Commander Vanbrugh says if the commander of the Postboy had let out the reefs of the topsail, as suggested by the Court Martial, it would have made no difference to the fate of the ship

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM B/135
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10252111/

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Thomas Corbett. Messrs. Turnpenny and Cleve have applied for compensation for the...