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Folios 390-391:Robert Dudley Oliver, HMS Melpomene, Spithead. Lord Nelson has advised...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2257/152

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This record is about the Folios 390-391:Robert Dudley Oliver, HMS Melpomene, Spithead. Lord Nelson has advised... dating from 1805 Sept 14 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 1/2257/152
Date
1805 Sept 14
Description

Folios 390-391:Robert Dudley Oliver, HMS Melpomene, Spithead. Lord Nelson has advised him to request the complement of his ship is made up as 14 Men were discharged into other ships which were going on foreign service. He peviously made this request to Sir Isaac Coffin when his ship was ordered on foreign service.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap O50
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12835843/

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