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Folios 422-423: John Clements, Sea Fencibles, Leith. On investigating the complaint,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1626/228
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This record is about the Folios 422-423: John Clements, Sea Fencibles, Leith. On investigating the complaint,... dating from 1799 Sept 22 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)
- 1799 Sept 22
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Folios 422-423: John Clements, Sea Fencibles, Leith. On investigating the complaint, he finds that William Hunter, Marine went on board HMS Rattle at Burntisland drunk so Lieutenant Wickham ordered him to be guarded. The next day, Hunter refused to work saying he was invalided from the Marines with dropsy so he was whipped. Hunter's wife came on board and showed his invalidity ticket and he was discharged. A letter is enclosed showing that Hunter's statement about the mistreatment of his wife is false.
Folios 424-425: enclosure with folios 422-423. Letter dated 21 September 1799 by William Hunter. States his first statement against Lieutenant Wickham was inaccurate.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap C228
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- English
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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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