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Folios 382-383: Arthur Phillip, London. Recommends Boatswain Thomas Brooks as worthy...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2310/162

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This record is about the Folios 382-383: Arthur Phillip, London. Recommends Boatswain Thomas Brooks as worthy... dating from 1793 June 3 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 1/2310/162
Date
1793 June 3
Description

Folios 382-383: Arthur Phillip, London. Recommends Boatswain Thomas Brooks as worthy of promotion. Recalls that in 1786, when HMS Sirius was fitting out, Captain Philip recommended Mr Brooks, then Boatswain of HMS Success, for appointment to the Sirius. She was wrecked at Norfolk Island in 1790 and Mr Brooks has just returned to England and been appointed to HMS Pallas.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap P178A
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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