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Folios 55-56: John McGeorge, HMS Wellington, Spithead. Confirms arrival that day...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2163/21

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This record is about the Folios 55-56: John McGeorge, HMS Wellington, Spithead. Confirms arrival that day... dating from 1810 July 10 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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Reference
ADM 1/2163/21
Date
1810 July 10
Description

Folios 55-56: John McGeorge, HMS Wellington, Spithead. Confirms arrival that day at Spithead having sailed from Cumana and Caracas, sailing from the latter place on 9 August. Has brought three deputies - Simon Bolivar, Don Louis Mendon [?] and Don Andrez Bello - from the Governing Junta. Encloses copies of Orders and Log (latter not with letter).

Folios 57-58: enclosure with folios 55-56. Copy of Order given by Sir Alexander Cochrane on HMS Neptune, Carlisle Bay, Barbados to Captain John McGeorge, HMS Wellington dated 17 May 1810. To sail to Cumana and deliver the letters addressed to the President and Vice President of the Government of that district and receive any despatches they may have for the British Government. Then proceed to La Guira to deliver letter to Supreme Governing Junta of Caracas and receive their despatches and any deputed person to the British Government. Then proceed to Spithead.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M228
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames M; 1810, numbers 201-350. (Described at item level)

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