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Folio 154: William Robert Broughton, HMS Penelope, Yarmouth Roads. Reply to letter...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1530/98

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This record is about the Folio 154: William Robert Broughton, HMS Penelope, Yarmouth Roads. Reply to letter... dating from 1803 Apr 11 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 1/1530/98
Date
1803 Apr 11
Description

Folio 154: William Robert Broughton, HMS Penelope, Yarmouth Roads. Reply to letter dated 8 April 1803 informs that Richard Johnson was captured and detained by HMS Badger, Excise Cutter ten days ago, being one of the crew on the Vyheid from Flushing bound for the coast of Norfolk with a cargo of Gin. He states he is an American born at Middleton in Connecticut but has no documents to prove his citizenship. Reports that HMS Leda sailed on 8 April 1803 and HMS Mallard, Gun Brig arrived.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap B747
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12778908/

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ADM 1

Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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Letters from Captains, Surnames B: 1803, nos. 651-1011. (Described at item level)

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