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Folios 252-253: Francis Douglas, HMS Cyclops off Lymington. Response to a request...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1727/102

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This record is about the Folios 252-253: Francis Douglas, HMS Cyclops off Lymington. Response to a request... dating from 1805 Jan 15 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 1/1727/102
Date
1805 Jan 15
Description

Folios 252-253: Francis Douglas, HMS Cyclops off Lymington. Response to a request to state the case of Jacob Langarott, who was pressed and is said to be a subject of Prussia. Reports that he was impressed off an English merchant ship at Portsmouth and sent on board HMS Royal William, then to HMS Victory and has since served on HMS Ville de Paris and HMS America. He was drafted onto HMS Cyclops and has been on board nearly five years. He states he has not received the Bounty, is not married in England and has not documents to proved he is a native of Prussia.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap D117
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12804116/

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