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Folios 159-160: Charles Hamilton, HMS Melpomene, Spithead. Regarding Robert McLean,...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1922/58

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This record is about the Folios 159-160: Charles Hamilton, HMS Melpomene, Spithead. Regarding Robert McLean,... dating from 1800 July 4 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 1/1922/58
Date
1800 July 4
Description

Folios 159-160: Charles Hamilton, HMS Melpomene, Spithead. Regarding Robert McLean, now taken on board Melpomene, after he was left at Porto Praya by Lieutenant Grant, Captain of HMS Lady Nelson.

Folios 161-162: enclosure with folios 159-160. Letter dated 15 April 1800 from Grant to the Governor of St. Jago, Porto Praya, explaining the reasons for leaving him in his custody to await a ship returning to England.

Folios 163-164: enclosure with folios 159-160. Copy of a second letter dated 23 April 1800 from Grant to the Governor.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap H70
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12815612/

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ADM 1

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

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Letters from Captains, Surnames H: 1800, numbers 1-350. (Described at item level)

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