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Folios 234-235: George Bowen, HMS Canada, Cove, Cork. Encloses a letter from Captain...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1511/131

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This record is about the Folios 234-235: George Bowen, HMS Canada, Cove, Cork. Encloses a letter from Captain... dating from 1795 Nov 17 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 1/1511/131
Date
1795 Nov 17
Description

Folios 234-235: George Bowen, HMS Canada, Cove, Cork. Encloses a letter from Captain John Williamson of HMS Grampus with a copy of the survey and report and has given him to understand that this is the last survey allowed, complains that only 2 Lieutenants are insufficient Transport Agents to deal with the needs of near 14,000 men

Folio 236: enclosure in folios 234-235. Admiraly Note dated 23 November 1795. Captain John Williamson of HMS Grampus to be told of the determinations arrived at.

Folios 237-238: enclosure in folios 234-235: Survey of HMS Grampus dated 16 November 1795. Letter dated 15 November 1795 from Captain John Williamson of HMS Grampus to Captain George Bowen, HMS Canada, Cove, Cork. Encloses a survey of HMS Grampus and states that the ship appears to be unseaworthy.

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Former department reference
Cap B478
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames B: 1795, nos. 351-721. (Described at item level)

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