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Folios 5-6: Richard Goodwin Keats, Galatea, Falmouth. He has received a letter from...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2017/5

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This record is about the Folios 5-6: Richard Goodwin Keats, Galatea, Falmouth. He has received a letter from... dating from 1796 Feb 21 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 1/2017/5
Date
1796 Feb 21
Description

Folios 5-6: Richard Goodwin Keats, Galatea, Falmouth. He has received a letter from Charles Atwood, a seaman who had served on his vessel until last March, when he deserted. He tells Captain Keats that he has given himself up to the Regulating Officer at Ramsgate and was on board HMS Leopard in the Downes. He asks that the Admiralty transfer him back to HMS Galatea.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap K3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12821552/

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