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Folios 164-165: James Alexander Gordon, HMS Seahorse, off Plymouth. Reports his arrival...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1860/56

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This record is about the Folios 164-165: James Alexander Gordon, HMS Seahorse, off Plymouth. Reports his arrival... dating from 1813 May 5 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 1/1860/56
Date
1813 May 5
Description

Folios 164-165: James Alexander Gordon, HMS Seahorse, off Plymouth. Reports his arrival at Plymouth on his way to Spithead with Merchant's money from Jamaica. Encloses a copy of his orders.

Folios 166-167: enclosure with folios 164-165: Copy of orders, dated 20 March 1813, from Charles Stirling, Vice Admiral, HMS Argo, Port Royal Harbour to James Alexander Gordon, HMS Seahorse. Directs James Gordon to receive on board HMS Seahorse any specie as the Merchants may want to embark and put to sea the next Tuesday to Spithead.

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Former department reference
Cap G77
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Language
English
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