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Folios 137-138: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, Spithead. States Lieutenant Pearson...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2314/58

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This record is about the Folios 137-138: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, Spithead. States Lieutenant Pearson... dating from 1797 Apr 2 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 1/2314/58
Date
1797 Apr 2
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Folios 137-138: George Parker, HMS Santa Margarita, Spithead. States Lieutenant Pearson who is appointed to HMS Santa Margarita having obtained Admiralty leave to attend at an Election, which in all probability will detain him some time, and make his joining HMS Santa Margarita very uncertaint. He requests they appoint a Junior Lieutenant to Mr Thomas James & Mr James Keenan whose Commissions are dated the 27 February 1795 and 26 December 1795 [respectivly] to HMS Santa Margarita they being very good & deserving Officers & were Lieutenant'a in HMS Santa Margarita in the Actions with the [HMS?] Thames on Lieutenant [George] Harrison's Promotion, who was then first Lieutenant. Mr [Thomas Dorsett] Birchall was then appointed to HMS Santa Margarita, who was Senior to them, he being removed from the ship induces him to sollicit the appointemnt of a Junior Lieutenant to them.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap P65
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12837479/

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Letters from Captains, Surnames P: 1797, numbers 1-150. (Described at item level)

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