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Folios 272-273: James McDouall, Regulating Officer, HMS Ornen, Greenock. Informs...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2178/78

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This record is about the Folios 272-273: James McDouall, Regulating Officer, HMS Ornen, Greenock. Informs... dating from 1815 Feb 20 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 1/2178/78
Date
1815 Feb 20
Description

Folios 272-273: James McDouall, Regulating Officer, HMS Ornen, Greenock. Informs that it is impossible to carry on the Impress Service in Greenock. On that day, the Lieutenant and his party were stoned by many people as they were impressing someone from one of the quays, up to the Rendezvous where the flag was torn down. Lieutenant Ecken (who is nearly blind) and the gang have requested him to ask that they be discharged. He suggests retaining them by keeping them in arrears of wages.

Folios 274-275: enclosure with folios 272-273: Neat copy of letter dated 20 February 1815 from James McDouall, Regulating Officer, HMS Ornen, to the Admiralty concerning the Impress service in Greenock.

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Former department reference
Cap M93
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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