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Folios 220-221: Thomas Hamilton, Margate. Regarding the mode for displaying light...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1922/77

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This record is about the Folios 220-221: Thomas Hamilton, Margate. Regarding the mode for displaying light... dating from 1800 Dec 14 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 1/1922/77
Date
1800 Dec 14
Description

Folios 220-221: Thomas Hamilton, Margate. Regarding the mode for displaying light signals at signal stations.

Folio 222: enclosure with folios 220-221. Sketch of the method adopted at the North Foreland station, using a blue light with an answering signal composed of two empty tar barrels and dry bean stubble.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap H95
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12815631/

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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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