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Folios 365-366: Charles Vinicombe Penrose, Sea Fencibles, Padstow. Encloses the report...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2332/143

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This record is about the Folios 365-366: Charles Vinicombe Penrose, Sea Fencibles, Padstow. Encloses the report... dating from 1807 Aug 15 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 1/2332/143
Date
1807 Aug 15
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Folios 365-366: Charles Vinicombe Penrose, Sea Fencibles, Padstow. Encloses the report of boats within his district. Except at the port of St Ives, the seine boats mentioned are manned for the fishery for about 2 months in the summer by labourers and handy craftsmen of all descriptions. At St Ives they are manned by fishermen. Padstow and St Ives are the only places in the district where artificers could be found to equip the seine boats as gun boats.

Folio 367: enclosure with folios 365-366. Undated return of vessels and boats under the direction of, or obtainable by, C V Penrose, commanding the Sea Fencibles between Lands End and Harland Point, and of the ordnance stores in his charge, or requisite to be supplied in case of necessity.

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Former department reference
Cap P171
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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