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Folios 561-562: William Essington, Sea Fencibles, Dover. The French gun boat taken...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1767/241
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This record is about the Folios 561-562: William Essington, Sea Fencibles, Dover. The French gun boat taken... dating from 1803 Dec 20 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 1/1767/241
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1803 Dec 20
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Folios 561-562: William Essington, Sea Fencibles, Dover. The French gun boat taken by HMS Basilisk has been brought into Dover harbour. He gives a detailled description of the vessel and encloses a sketch.
Folio 563: enclosed with folios 561-562. Sketch of French gun boat captured by HMS Basilisk 1803.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap E127
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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