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Folio 375: Robert Barton, HMS Goliath, Cawsand Bay. Is sending a copy of his letter...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1534/231

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This record is about the Folio 375: Robert Barton, HMS Goliath, Cawsand Bay. Is sending a copy of his letter... dating from 1805 Dec 14 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 1/1534/231
Date
1805 Dec 14
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Folio 375: Robert Barton, HMS Goliath, Cawsand Bay. Is sending a copy of his letter to Admiral Cornwallis. Is anxious to for his conduct to be brought before a court martial as soon as possible.

Folio 376: enclosure with folio 375. Copy of letter dated 14 December 1805 from Robert Barton, HMS Goliath, Cawsand Bay, to Admiral Cornwallis. Receipt of correspondence and answers through Mr Marsden. Finding that the Admiralty still intends to supercede him from HMS Goliath he requests a court martial to enable him to justify the separation and absence from the squadron.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap B220
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames B: 1805, nos. 1-350. (Described at item level)

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