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Folios 348-349: Henry Blackwood, HMS Penelope, the Tagus. Following orders from Captain...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1521/238
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This record is about the Folios 348-349: Henry Blackwood, HMS Penelope, the Tagus. Following orders from Captain... dating from 1799 Sept 25 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1799 Sept 25
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Folios 348-349: Henry Blackwood, HMS Penelope, the Tagus. Following orders from Captain Faulkner [Jonathan Faulkner], HMS Impregnable he arrived last night and found Captain McKellar [Peter McKellar], HMS Charon collecting the trade to England and ready to sail to Oporto. Captain Digby [Henry Digby], HMS Alcmene arrived later and he directed him to put Captain Faulkner's orders into execution. HMS Thames must have sailed earlier for Oporto. He directed Captain McKellar [Peter McKellar], HMS Charon to put himself under the orders of Captain Digby [Henry Digby]. He will sail once he has gathered intelligence.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap B236
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames B: 1799, nos. 1-300. (Details are given at item level).
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Folios 348-349: Henry Blackwood, HMS Penelope, the Tagus. Following orders from Captain...
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