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This record is about the Folios 137-138: Donald McLeod, Regulating Captain, Liverpool. Thomas Gant entered... dating from 1811 Oct 12 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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Folios 137-138: Donald McLeod, Regulating Captain, Liverpool. Thomas Gant entered with Lieutenant Walker as a Boy Volunteer aged 14years born in Liverpool. Edward Walsh was impressed by Lieutenant Archbold as an Ordinary Cooper aged 24 years born in Waterford. He had come in Horatio Nelson and had worked as a Cooper in Newfoudland and Trinidad. James Ashley was impressed by Lieutenant Evans as an Ordinary Seaman aged 20 born in Whitehaven. The indentures he held appear to be for another person. Another lad was impressed at the same time who said he had been on a voyage from Trelawny to Jamaica and back. John Doyle was impressed by Lieutenant Evans as an Ordinary Seaman aged 22 years born in Liverpool. His mother had called on him and he re-examined him and found he had been on a voyage to the coast of Africa in Mr McDowell's employment and also in the Diana to Brazil, the whole being more that two years. Barnaby Baines was impressed by Lieutenant Evans as an Able Seaman aged 20 year born in Liverpool. He said he was Mate of the Lucy and produced a certificate, enclosed, but had not been on board nor given a bond. Richard Lyons entered with Lieutenant Archbold as a Volunteer aged 20 born in Chester. He said he was not an Apprentice. In the books of the Rebndezvous James Carrol was received as a Volunteer substitute for John Huddart, and then Walter Burke was received as a substitute for him.
Folio 139: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 7 October 1811 from Bryott Gaunt Maguire Street. He asks for his son, Thomas Gaunt aged 13, who has entered HMS Princess, to be discharged.
Folios 141-142: enclosure with folios 137-138 from Mary Walsh to Mr McCloud, Regulating Captain, Plymouth. She is the wife of Edmund Walsh, Cooper, who was impressed out of the Horatio during her passage from Trinidad in the West Indies on which he was passenger. He was not a Seaman and had been engaged by a merchantile company to go to Newfoundland as a Cooper. He was engaged by a Captain trading to the West Indies where he remained working as a Cooper. He took a pasage on teh Horation to see his wife and children, but was impressed having been suspected as being a Seaman. She attaches certificates confirming heer account. Henry H.Hunt & Co, Waterford, confirm that Edmund Walsh was hipped to Newfoundland bythem as a Cooper. Niall Power, Joseph [?], James Cooke and Henry Denny confirm that Edmund Walsh is a Cooper. Peter Cornell, Permanent Secretary, Waterford confirms that Edmund Walsh, Cooper, was a member of the Waterford Merchant Corp of Yeomanry until he shipped to Newfoundland. with Messrs Hunt & Co.
Folios 143-144: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 7 October 1811 from Griffith and Hindes, Fenwick Street, Liverpool. Captain Richard Whitend has asked them to discharge his Apprentice James Ashley who had been impressed along with another man.
Folios 145-146: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 7 October 1811 from Elizabeth Doyle, Liverpool, sworn before James Drinkwater, Mayor of Liverpool. She is a widow and the mother of John Doyle, who had served an Apprenticeshipas a Cooper with John Barkin of Liverpool for 7 years, and is now onboard HMS Princess. He had not received bounty nor volunteered. She has 6 infant children and is dependent on John Doyle.
Folios 147-148: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 8 October 1811 from Richard Baines. His son, Barnaby, Chief Mate of the Lucy of this port, John Inglis, Master,which is laden and bound for the Mediterranean, was impressed while going onboard from his house. He asks for his release which had been refused despite a certificate being produced.
Folio 149: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 2 September 1811 from William English, Owner of the Lucy of Liverpool, John English, Master, sworn before James Drinkwater, Mayor of Liverpool. Barnaby Baines, who had been impressed, had been appointed as Chief Mate of the Lucy ready for her intended voyage
Folios 150-151: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 8 October 1811 from Edward Harvey, Chester. Richard Lyon has a son, also Richard, who was an Apprentice to James Garner of Chester, Cabinet maker, has been impressed and is onboard HMS Princess. He has his indenture but the ship has sailed for Plymouth. He states he is unfit for service.
Folio 152: enclosure with folios 137-138 dated 7 October 1811 from Mary Huddart, New Hall Shed, Liverpool. Her husband, John Huddert, Quartermaster of the Elk which had arrived at Sheerness, had been discharged in June 1808 when 2 Men were substituted for him. She asks for his discharge as she is a poor woman with a large number of children.
Folio 153: folio number not used.
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Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
Letters from Captains, Surnames M; 1811, numbers 851-1020. (Described at item level)
Folios 137-138: Donald McLeod, Regulating Captain, Liverpool. Thomas Gant entered...
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