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Folios 218-219: Thomas Graves, HMS Cumberland, St Hellier. Not having had a reply...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1846/91

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This record is about the Folios 218-219: Thomas Graves, HMS Cumberland, St Hellier. Not having had a reply... dating from 1799 Dec 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 1/1846/91
Date
1799 Dec 15
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Folios 218-219: Thomas Graves, HMS Cumberland, St Hellier. Not having had a reply to my letter of the 26 November 1799, he encloses a List of men discharged from HMS Royal William, to serve as part of the complement of HMS Cumberland, who informed him that they had voluntarily entered with the Officers, and for the Ships as expressed against their Names, under the assurance, that they should receive the Kings Bounty. The Men named on the List from HMS Polyphemus had a notation on their Discharge List signifying that they had not received Bounty - Michael Kempkey (a Native of Russia) excepted, who said he had Captain [George] Lumsdaine's promise that he should receive it with the others. He sends a duplicate of the List.

Folios 220-222: enclosure with folios 218-219. List 83 Men. [4 sides. Showing:- Mans Name, Quality, Time of entry, With whom entered & Name of ship. [Plus some other information against a few].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap G101
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12809907/

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