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Copy letter stating that no action can be taken on the claim of Mr Birt to head money...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/203/307

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This record is about the Copy letter stating that no action can be taken on the claim of Mr Birt to head money... dating from 1801 Sept 11.

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Reference
ADM 354/203/307
Date
1801 Sept 11
Description

Copy letter stating that no action can be taken on the claim of Mr Birt to head money for the capture of the French privateer La Mouche by HMS Diamond until a certificate giving the number of men on board at the beginning of the engagement is provided on the oaths of 3 or more of the chief officers. The affidavits of Captain Edward Griffiths and Lieutenants Jonathan Codd and Samuel Jeafferson say that the people escaped on shore during the night, and that the French commander stated that his Role d'Equipage had been left at Teneriffe..

Enclosure.

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM B/203
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/C10610569/

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Within the sub-sub-fonds: ADM 354

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Copy letter stating that no action can be taken on the claim of Mr Birt to head money...