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Folios 458-459: [Thomas Morgan], HMS Essex, Plymouth. Transmitting an order he received...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2177/158

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This record is about the Folios 458-459: [Thomas Morgan], HMS Essex, Plymouth. Transmitting an order he received... dating from 1814 Nov 17 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 1/2177/158
Date
1814 Nov 17
Description

Folios 458-459: [Thomas Morgan], HMS Essex, Plymouth. Transmitting an order he received from Vice Admiral Dixon, Commander in Chief on the coast of South America, to receive on board a Portuguese gentleman with official dispatches from the Court of Brazil. Requests renumeration for funding the voyage of this man on his ship.

Folio 460: enclosure with folios 458-459. Letter dated 8 September by Rear Admiral Manley Dixon from the Achille, Rio de Janeiro instructing Thomas Morgan to take on board Manuel Rodrigues [Gameriv Pessua] and his servant, who is bringing dispatches from the Portuguese government.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M470
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12832405/

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Letters from Captains, Surnames M; 1814, numbers 282-520. (Described at item level)

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