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Folios 238-239: Malcolm Cowan, Portman Square. Regarding a particular yarn for sails...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1663/85

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This record is about the Folios 238-239: Malcolm Cowan, Portman Square. Regarding a particular yarn for sails... dating from 1812 Aug 26 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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ADM 1/1663/85
Date
1812 Aug 26
Description

Folios 238-239: Malcolm Cowan, Portman Square. Regarding a particular yarn for sails and the advantages thereof and requesting that they be allowed to be made at dockyards under his inspection; the yarn offering greater safety to ships, particularly in winter.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C347
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12796423/

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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: 1812, numbers 251-497. (Described at item level)

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Folios 238-239: Malcolm Cowan, Portman Square. Regarding a particular yarn for sails...

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