Focus on
Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
Item
Folios 260-261: James Nash, Regulating Officer, Leith Rendezvous. Reply to letter...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2232/83
What’s it about?
This record is about the Folios 260-261: James Nash, Regulating Officer, Leith Rendezvous. Reply to letter... dating from 1807 Jan 13 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 1/2232/83
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1807 Jan 13
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Folios 260-261: James Nash, Regulating Officer, Leith Rendezvous. Reply to letter dated 8 January 1807 enclosing three certificates in favour of James Blake and desiring him to state his case. He states that as James Blake never passed through his hands nor did the substitute mentioned in Mr Glen's letter. He has little information to offer but some two or three months ago friends of James Blake wished to make him believe that he had formerly received a protection from him, in consequence of his having furnished a Seaman for himself to serve on HMS Clyde, but as neither he or the substitute appeared on his books of course their story was incorrect, it is possible that a body of fishermen might have procured a man for Captain John Larmour to serve on HMS Clyde in lieu of Blake. He has procured some written documents from Admiral James Vashon which he has enclosed which may through some light on the matter.
Folios 262-263: enclosure with folios 260-261. Letter dated 5 Janaury 1807 by Alexander Glen, Edinburgh, to the Admiralty. Covering letter for the three affidavits relative to James Blake and request the discharge of James Blake.
Folio 264: enclosure with folios 262-263. Affidavit signed before Thomas McMillan JP, by:- Alexander Hay, Robert Laird Junior, William Laird, Robert Miller, William Kirk, Henry Williamson, Robert Duncan, and William Deas, dated 3 January 1807.
Folios 265-266: enclosure with folios 262-263. Affidavit signed before Thomas MacMiller JP by Henry Williamson, Robert Caind & William Kirk, dated 14 October 1806.
Folios 267-268: enclosure with folios 262-263. Copies of several documents] [1] Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. To Alexander Glen, Edinburgh. Dated 7 December 1806. Acknowledgement letter with the affidavit about James Blake and a substitute. [2] Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. To Captain David Laird, [Regulating Officer] Dundee. Dated 7 December 1806. Requests to be informed about James Blake. [3] Captain David Laird, [Regulating Officer] Dundee. To Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. Dated 8 December 1806. Regarding James Blake. [4] Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. To Alexander Glen, Edinburgh. Dated 10 December 1806. Regarding James Blake. [5] Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. To Admiralty, London. Dated 10 December 1806. Regarding James Blake. [6] R Barlow, William Rule & H Legge, Navy Office. To Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. Dated 17 December 1806. Regarding James Blake. [7] Rear Admiral James Vashon, HMS Texel, Leith Roads. To Alexander Glen, Edinburgh. Dated 20 December 1806. Regarding James Blake.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Cap N4
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12834142/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,474,034 records
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
136,551 records
Within the series: ADM 1
Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
136 records
Within the piece: ADM 1/2232
Letters from Captains, Surnames N. (Described at item level)
You are currently looking at the item: ADM 1/2232/83
Folios 260-261: James Nash, Regulating Officer, Leith Rendezvous. Reply to letter...
You may be interested in
-
-
Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development. -
Record revealed
List of HMS Victory's killed and wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar
We hold one of the lesser known records from the Battle of Trafalgar, the Surgeon’s journal for HMS Victory by William Beatty.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.