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Folios 231-232: MacDowell [James M'Dowal], HMS Princess, [Regulating Officer], Greenock....

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2179/80

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This record is about the Folios 231-232: MacDowell [James M'Dowal], HMS Princess, [Regulating Officer], Greenock.... dating from 1815 June 22 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 1/2179/80
Date
1815 June 22
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Folios 231-232: MacDowell [James M'Dowal], HMS Princess, [Regulating Officer], Greenock. Reply to letter dated 19 June 1815, ordering the statement of Samule Melling - He was impressed by Lieutenant [George Francis] Lyon on 14 June 1815 as an Ordinary Seaman ages 28 born in Liverpool, he produced a discharge for long service in the name of Samuel Milling, but in the first instant called himself Thomas Milling.

Folios 233-234: enclosure with folios 231-232. Letter dated 17 June 1815 by Samuel Melling, HMS Princess, Liverpool, to the Admiralty. Request to be discharged. Mentions service in HMS Laurel and HMS Defiance.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap M292
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12832684/

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Folios 231-232: MacDowell [James M'Dowal], HMS Princess, [Regulating Officer], Greenock....

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