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Folios 438-439: John Summers, HMS Pactolus, Northfleet. He was a Midshipman on HMS...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1454/255
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This record is about the Folios 438-439: John Summers, HMS Pactolus, Northfleet. He was a Midshipman on HMS... dating from 1813 Nov 15 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)
- 1813 Nov 15
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Folios 438-439: John Summers, HMS Pactolus, Northfleet. He was a Midshipman on HMS Aboukir when in 1812 he was captured on the Prussian coast while landing a spy near Pillau on the orders of Archibald Dixon, HMS Orion. He escaped captivity in March 1813 and boards HMS Calypso which was blockading Dantzig. He asks to receive his pay.
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- Cap A102
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