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Folios 388-389: James Colnett, London. Covering letter for a list of Naval Force...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1620/223

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This record is about the Folios 388-389: James Colnett, London. Covering letter for a list of Naval Force... dating from 1795 Apr 27 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 1/1620/223
Date
1795 Apr 27
Description

Folios 388-389: James Colnett, London. Covering letter for a list of Naval Force required, in the opinion of himself and Captain Lewis Hay, Royal Engineers, for the protection of Essex. Has signed a similar one which Captain Lewis Hay delivered to the Marquis Cornwallis [Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis].

Folio 390: enclosure with folios 388-389. A demand for Gun Boats and Floating Batteries for the Naval Defence of the Coast of Essex to Co-operate with the Land Batteries proposed to be raised, dDated 27 April 1795, signed James Colnett and Lewis Hay.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C206
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12792298/

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