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Appendix 10: Copy transcript of testimony given by George Boucher. He has been employed...

Catalogue reference: ADM 359/40B/19

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This record is about the Appendix 10: Copy transcript of testimony given by George Boucher. He has been employed... dating from 1820 June.

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Reference
ADM 359/40B/19
Date
1820 June
Description

Appendix 10: Copy transcript of testimony given by George Boucher. He has been employed on the river for 50 years: dredging, fishing, coasting, 14 years as a pilot and 20 years as Master of the Chatham Yacht. The river has shoaled from the Beacon Point upwards. He details reaches where there is less water than 30 years ago, basing his testimony on evidence from his dredging and sounding activities. He blames the Maidstone Locks and Rochester Bridge for reducing the flow of the current.

Enclosure.

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM BP/40B
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/C10682100/

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Appendix 10: Copy transcript of testimony given by George Boucher. He has been employed...