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Folios 179-180: William Pierrepont, HMS Naiad, Downes. Response to a request to state...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2315/78

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This record is about the Folios 179-180: William Pierrepont, HMS Naiad, Downes. Response to a request to state... dating from 1797 Dec 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 1/2315/78
Date
1797 Dec 3
Description

Folios 179-180: William Pierrepont, HMS Naiad, Downes. Response to a request to state his actions. States he did not refuse giving instructions to 3 Masters of Portuguese vessels the day before he left Elsinore. He did so because the Portuguese nation at that time was in enmity with the French. He did tell them they had permission to sail with him and the convoy. States he was at a loss to know what to do and the Consul could not advise him.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap P239
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Letters from Captains, Surnames P: 1797, numbers 151-296. (Described at item level)

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