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Folio 370: John Aylmer, HMS Captain, Hamoaze. Asks for the appointment of another...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1448/240

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This record is about the Folio 370: John Aylmer, HMS Captain, Hamoaze. Asks for the appointment of another... dating from 1797 Nov 26 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 1/1448/240
Date
1797 Nov 26
Description

Folio 370: John Aylmer, HMS Captain, Hamoaze. Asks for the appointment of another boatswain. States the one recently appointed from HMS Gladiator is 67 years old and nearly blind and has not been in actual service since 1783.

Folios 371-372: Enclosure with folio 370. Letter dated 25 November 1797 by J. Bishop, boatswain of HMS Captain. Hamoaze. Informs the captain that his age and bad health make him incapable of further service and asks to be superannuated.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap A52
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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