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Folios 186-187: William Ferris, HMS Diana, Plymouth. Covering letter enclosing an...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1808/68

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This record is about the Folios 186-187: William Ferris, HMS Diana, Plymouth. Covering letter enclosing an... dating from 1811 May 13 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/1808/68
Date
1811 May 13
Description

Folios 186-187: William Ferris, HMS Diana, Plymouth. Covering letter enclosing an extract of the Ship's Book and a statement of the circumstances surrounding the desertion of W A L Robertson [ alias Robert Robertson].

Folios 188-189: enclosure with folios 186-187. Statement, dated 11 May 1811, regarding the desertion of W A L Robertson, born in Hales Owen, Shropshire, the son of a vicar, as well as an extract from the Ship's Books in 1806 and 1807, and a physical description, dated 28 April 1811, of Robert Robertson, Private 10 Royal Regiment of Light Dragoons, Brighton Barracks, when he enlisted on 3 May 1810.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap F332
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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