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Folios 180-181: d'Arcy Preston, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Having been along the...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2326/65

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This record is about the Folios 180-181: d'Arcy Preston, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Having been along the... dating from 1803 Aug 13 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 1/2326/65
Date
1803 Aug 13
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Folios 180-181: d'Arcy Preston, Regulating Captain, Whitby. Having been along the coast has procured a chart containing information about the district's coast and has marked where he thinks the signal stations should be. Says Filey , Scarborough, Robinhoods Bay, Brunswick and Staithes can be defended from the cliffs though the roads are narrow and winding. River Tees entrance is narrow. Indebted to the Collector of Taxes for his information.

Folio 182: enclosed in folios 180-182. To D'Arcy Preston, Chart entitled General view of the Yorkshire coast from Flamborough Head to the entrance to the River Tees. Francis Gibson, Collector of HM Customs. Map, description and coastal view.

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Former department reference
Cap P281
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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