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Folios 264-265: David Milne, Commander of Sea Fencibles Leith. He encloses a letter...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2159/40
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This record is about the Folios 264-265: David Milne, Commander of Sea Fencibles Leith. He encloses a letter... dating from 1808 Oct 26 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808 Oct 26
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Folios 264-265: David Milne, Commander of Sea Fencibles Leith. He encloses a letter from Lieutenant Edgar, commanding the signal station at Calton Hill, Edinburgh. The latter wrote that a mob had set fire to the furze pile and he could not prevent this. Asks for directions for the Lieutenant to purchase another pile of furze and charge this on his next set of accounts. The pillar close to the signal station, erected in memory of Lord Nelson was illuminated the evening of the 21st. This attracted a large mob who set fire to the furze.
Folio 266: enclosure with folios 264-266. Letter dated 22nd October 1808 by William Edgar, Calton Hill Signal station to Captain Milne. At the illumination of the Pillar erected to the memory of Lord Nelson last night, the mob set fire to the furze pile and frames and these were burnt to. Asks for an order to be sent for the replacements.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Cap M367
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- English
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames M: 1808, numbers 321-520. (Described at item level)
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Folios 264-265: David Milne, Commander of Sea Fencibles Leith. He encloses a letter...
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