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Folios 375-376: Charles Otter, HMS Proserpine, Verdun. The French having consented...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2259/144

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This record is about the Folios 375-376: Charles Otter, HMS Proserpine, Verdun. The French having consented... dating from 1810 June 4 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 1/2259/144
Date
1810 June 4
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Folios 375-376: Charles Otter, HMS Proserpine, Verdun. The French having consented to the British Prisoners of War at Verdun to Communicate freely through the Senior Naval Officer and wishes to take that role upon himself, discusses ways in which to facilitate the return of men to England.

Folios 377-378: enclosure with folios 375-376. Letter dated 21 May 1810 from Reverend William Gorden, Chaplain to the British Prisoners at Verdun to C A Mackenzie, British Commissary at Murlaux [Morlaix?] gives a lengthy and detailed schedule of the prisoners held in various centres across France.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap O32
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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