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Folio 330: W Cumberland, Liverpool. Replies to a letter concerning James Lawrie....
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1645/114
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This record is about the Folio 330: W Cumberland, Liverpool. Replies to a letter concerning James Lawrie.... dating from 1806 Feb 16 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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- 1806 Feb 16
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Folio 330: W Cumberland, Liverpool. Replies to a letter concerning James Lawrie. He was impressed on 1 January [1806] as an ordinary Seaman and is now on board the friendship tender which will sail for Plymouth as soon as possible. Replies to another letter concerning William Dedwith who was impressed on 5 [February 1806] as an Able Seaman who had no Protection.
Folios 331-332: enclosure with folio 330. Undated petition from William Dedwith to the Commissioners of the Admiralty. he is a gentleman in possession of a freehold estate of £30 per annum in the county of Merioneth, Wales. By indenture and Custom House certificate dated 8 February 1806 he is a fixed Captain of the new sloop Constant Trader now on the stocks in Chester. He came to Liverpool to purchase rigging without his papers and was seized by the press gang and sent on board HMS Princess. Sir Robert Vaughan, Member for his county, can prove these facts. Asks for the response to be given to Captain Colquitt as soon as possible.
Folios 333-334: enclosure with folio 330. Letter dated 10 February 1806 from James Lawrie, HMS Princess, River Mersey, to William Marsden, Admiralty, London. He was impressed on 1 February as a seaman but he can prove that he was bred since infancy to the mercantile line of business and has served 5 years in that capacity.
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Letters from Captains, Surnames C: 1806, numbers 201-400. (Described at item level)
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