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Catalogue reference: ADM 1/8766/75
Transferred to ADM 1/8998
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Folios 104-105: Francis Holmes Coffin, the Sea Fencibles, Folkestone. Complains that...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1625/55
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This record is about the Folios 104-105: Francis Holmes Coffin, the Sea Fencibles, Folkestone. Complains that... dating from 1798 Aug 3 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)
- 1798 Aug 3
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Folios 104-105: Francis Holmes Coffin, the Sea Fencibles, Folkestone. Complains that Lieutenant Wall, in charge of the lighthouse at Folkestone Cliff, is neglecting his duty and is often absent or inebriated. He has also refused to supply a copy of the signals, which Captain Popham had omitted to pass on to Captain Coffin.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap C272A
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames C: 1798, numbers 221-401. (Described at item level)
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Folios 104-105: Francis Holmes Coffin, the Sea Fencibles, Folkestone. Complains that...
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