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Folios 315-316: John Clements, Leith. A commercial packet has been taken and burned...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1626/165

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This record is about the Folios 315-316: John Clements, Leith. A commercial packet has been taken and burned... dating from 1799 Apr 28 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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Reference
ADM 1/1626/165
Date
1799 Apr 28
Description

Folios 315-316: John Clements, Leith. A commercial packet has been taken and burned off Flamborough head by the same privateer mention in Friday's letter. Is sending a list of gunboats under his command but as they are all leaky ex merchant ships there is no possibility they could attack a privateer.

Folio 317: enclosure with folios 315-316. List of ten gunboats and their commanders and what they are doing under his command.

Folio 318: blank.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C165
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12793692/

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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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Folios 315-316: John Clements, Leith. A commercial packet has been taken and burned...

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