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Folio 19: C Hamilton, HMS Melpomene, at sea. Describes some vessels he has seen but...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1626/8

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ADM 1/1626/8
Date
1799 Feb 14
Description

Folio 19: C Hamilton, HMS Melpomene, at sea. Describes some vessels he has seen but no men of war. Edward Pellew agrees with this.

Folios 20-21: Letter dated 15 February 1799 by George Campbell, HMS Dragon, Torbay. Does not know where Vice Admiral Charles Thompson and Sir Charles Hamilton are. His magazine is very damp.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C8
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12793535/

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ADM 1

Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers

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Letters from Captains, Surnames C: 1799, numbers 1-240. (Described at item level)

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