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Folios 597-598: William Cumberland, HMS Leyden. Request confirmation of the appointment...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1651/228

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This record is about the Folios 597-598: William Cumberland, HMS Leyden. Request confirmation of the appointment... dating from 1808 May 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 1/1651/228
Date
1808 May
Description

Folios 597-598: William Cumberland, HMS Leyden. Request confirmation of the appointment by Admiral Lord [Sir James] Gambier of Mr Bryant Wilson as Purser of HMS Leyden. [Verso - Folio 598] Bryant Wilson HMS Leyden, Sheerness. To Admiralty. Dated 1 May 1808. Having been appointed Acting Purser of HMS Leyden by Admiral [Sir James] Gambier on 23 September 1807 and having served in the post from 1 October 1807. Request the appointment id confirmed.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap C505
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12798016/

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

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Letters from Captains, Surnames C: 1808, numbers 251-549. (Described at item level)

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Folios 597-598: William Cumberland, HMS Leyden. Request confirmation of the appointment...

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