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Folio 233: James Colnett, St Osyth. Encloses a report on the progress he has made...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1621/108
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This record is about the Folio 233: James Colnett, St Osyth. Encloses a report on the progress he has made... dating from 1796 Aug 18 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 1/1621/108
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1796 Aug 18
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folio 233: James Colnett, St Osyth. Encloses a report on the progress he has made along the coast of Essex. He leaves tomorrow for Harwich.
Folio 233A: Blank.
Folio 234: enclosure with folio 233. James Colnett, Chart number 2: hand drawn chart of the area from the River Crouch north to St. Osyth and Mersea island, marking batteries which have begun, and proposed signal stations.
Folio 235: enclosure with folio 233. James Colnett, Chart number 2: hand drawn chart of the sandbanks off the coast between Foulness and St Osyth, marking proposed signal stations.
Folio 236-237: enclosure with folio 233. James Colnett, St Osyth,18 August 1796. Description of the area from the River Crouch to St. Osyth point, which forms the east point of the entrance to the River Colne leading to Wivenhoe and Colchester. Recommends a 40-gun ship as marked on the chart, to prevent ships passing over the shoals at high water. Notes areas suitable for landing of troops, and those with good road connections inland. Recommends sites for signal stations.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cap C104
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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