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Folios 225-226: William Rush Jackson, HMS Briseis, Greenock. Sending a letter from...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1998/82

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This record is about the Folios 225-226: William Rush Jackson, HMS Briseis, Greenock. Sending a letter from... dating from 1815 July 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 1/1998/82
Date
1815 July 5
Description

Folios 225-226: William Rush Jackson, HMS Briseis, Greenock. Sending a letter from his boatswain, Samuel Reid, asking to be superseded.

Folios 227-228: enclosure with folios 225-226. Letter dated 4 July 1815 by Samuel Reid, saying after many years' service in the East Indies he finds a cold climate does not suit his constitution and asks to be transferred to some ship destined for those parts.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap J96
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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