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Admiral Byng to the Board. At the time of the incident in 1746 mentioned by John...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/140/99
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This record is about the Admiral Byng to the Board. At the time of the incident in 1746 mentioned by John... dating from 1749 Jan 2.
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Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section. How to view it.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 354/140/99
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1749 Jan 2
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Description (What the record is about)
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Admiral Byng to the Board. At the time of the incident in 1746 mentioned by John Short, late Master of the Sarah of Boresterness, he was in the Firth of Forth, when both banks of the river were in the rebels' hands and all shipping in the area had to be observed very closely. The Sarah was coming up the Firth, sailing close to the north shore which made him suspect she was on the rebels' side. One of his ships tried to bring her to a stop but she kept sailing on, despite several attempts to make her stop. She lost her foresail, stopped and was lost in high winds, which he thought was due to Short's failure to leave.
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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/140
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- 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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10255683/
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